Memorial Cross in Churchyard to West of Church Porch is a Grade II listed building in the Westmorland and Furness local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 January 1985. A C19 Monument.

Memorial Cross in Churchyard to West of Church Porch

WRENN ID
solitary-arch-hawthorn
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Westmorland and Furness
Constituency
Westmorland and Lonsdale MP: Tim Farron (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
30 January 1985
Type
Monument
Address
Memorial Cross in Churchyard to West of Church Porch, Kirkland, Kendal
OS grid reference
SD 516 921
Coordinates
54.32252, -2.74523
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The memorial cross located in the churchyard to the west of the church porch is a late 19th-century Celtic cross. It is made from monolithic slate and stands approximately 10 feet high, set upon a sandstone block. This cross was erected by the people of Kendal in memory of John Cooper, who served as the Vicar of Kendal for 38 years and passed away in 1896. The bottom of the east face is signed by J.W. Bromley from Keswick. The cross features carved interlace and scrollwork decoration on all sides, with an inscription in low relief on the west face. It is part of the group of memorials within the churchyard.

Local climate

Memorial Cross in Churchyard to West of Church Porch sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,430 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 98% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 95% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 48 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 89% of listed buildings. Of these, 25 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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