Listed Building: MARKET CROSS (102344)
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| Grade | II* |
|---|---|
| Authority | |
| Volume/Map/Item | 1140/7/30 |
| Date assigned | 04 October 1960 |
| Date last amended |
Description
ST 7317 STALBRIDGE HIGH STREET (EAST SIDE) Market Cross
7/30 4.10.60 GV II*
Market Cross. Second half of C15. Cross head C20. Stone 3-step octagonal base. Square plinth with three-quarters detached square columns in each corner with moulded bases and capitals. Central panels with carving too worn to be intelligible. Tapering octagonal shaft starting as square in the base with the corners turning into attached pinnacles which terminate in finials. To the west is a weathered carving of a figure standing on an animal under a canopy with a floriate finial. Scheduled as an ancient monument.
"RCHM, Dorset, Vol III", HMSO, 1970, p249, no. 2; Hutchins John "The History and Antiquities of the County of Dorset", Third ed. 1868, reprint by EP, 1973.
Vol iii, p670. Newman J and Pevsner N "The Buildings of England: Dorset", Penguin, 1972, p396.
Listing NGR: ST7349218002
Location
| Grid reference | ST 7349 1800 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | Stalbridge; Dorset |
| District (historic) | North Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
External Links (1)
- View details on the National Heritage List for England (From EH UDS to Legacy x-reference)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Record last edited
Feb 17 2022 3:30PM