The Great Cross and Railed Enclosure is a Grade I listed building in the Peak District National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 January 1951. A C9 Cross. 1 related planning application.
The Great Cross and Railed Enclosure
- WRENN ID
- hidden-iron-quill
- Grade
- I
- Local Planning Authority
- Peak District National Park
- Constituency
- Derbyshire Dales MP: John Whitby (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 13 January 1951
- Type
- Cross
- Address
- The Great Cross and Railed Enclosure, South Church Street, Bakewell, Derbyshire Dales
- OS grid reference
- SK 215 684
- Coordinates
- 53.21282, -1.67846
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Great Cross and railed enclosure is a Grade I listed structure located on South Church Street in Bakewell. The cross shaft dates back to the early 9th century and is of Saxon origin, while the surrounding enclosure was added in the early 19th century. It is made of gritstone and features wrought-iron railings.
The small railed enclosure surrounds a deeply-chamfered socket stone that supports a monolithic cross shaft with a panelled head. The shaft is decorated with vine scrolls and bas-relief carvings depicting animals and humans, which are believed to reflect a blend of Christian and pagan beliefs. This cross is thought to have similarities to the cross at Rothwell in Dumfries and Galloway. The railings consist of square rods topped with arrowhead finials, and the standards are adorned with vase finials.
Additionally, the cross is recognized as a Scheduled Ancient Monument, designated as Derbyshire County Number 70.
Local climate
The Great Cross and Railed Enclosure sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 980 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 79% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 67% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 48 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 89% of listed buildings. Of these, 29 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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- No EPC on record for this property
- Sale history — 3 transactions since 2000
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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