Hardley Cross is a Grade II listed building in the The Broads Authority local planning authority area, England. Cross.
Hardley Cross
- WRENN ID
- peeling-rafter-solstice
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- The Broads Authority
- Constituency
- South Norfolk MP: Ben Goldsborough (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Type
- Cross
- Address
- Hardley Cross, Norwich
- OS grid reference
- TG 400 011
- Coordinates
- 52.55544, 1.5403
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Hardley Cross is a boundary cross dating from the 16th century, with several restorations over the years. It is made of limestone and features a square chamfered and moulded base on two risers. The shaft is tapered with a square section and has corner-rolls. At the top, there is a coved capital adorned with shields on each face, which supports a plain restored cross. The base is enclosed by plain 19th-century iron railings. The north face of the shaft bears the inscription "Repaired AD 1834 P. Baines Architect," and below it is a cast plaque commemorating repairs and fencing from 1899. The western face of the shaft is inscribed with "Repaired AD 1820" and "REPARATA TEMPORE THOMAE HICKERING ARMIGERI MAIORIS CIVITATIS NOR.1676." This cross marks the boundary of jurisdiction between Great Yarmouth and the City of Norwich. It is also designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument.
Local climate
Hardley Cross receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 74% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 51% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 13 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 88% of listed buildings. Of these, 7 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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