MARKET CROSS - Milnthorpe - List Entry

  • Description

    "Market Cross. Shaft and base possibly C18, top probably C19 addition or repair. Sandstone mounted on limestone steps. Single round shaft on octagonal base surmounted by ball on octagonal corniced top. Set on 3 hexagonal steps. In 1823 there is reference to "the new cross", it was taken down in 1845 and re-erected on top of a lock-up built on its site during the construction of the railway when there was rioting locally....."
  • Owner

    Historic England
  • Source

    Local (Co-Curate)
  • License

    What does this mean? Unknown license check permission to reuse
  • Further information

    Link: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1349040
    Resource type: Text/Website
    Added by: Simon Cotterill
    Last modified: 5 years, 6 months ago
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    Picture Taken: Unknown
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