Listed Building: PRE CONQUEST CROSS AT SJ 9007 7968 (1274866)

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Grade II
Authority Department for Culture Media and Sport
Volume/Map/Item 203, 6, 229
Date assigned 06 July 1984
Date last amended

Description

SJ 97 NW PRESTBURY C.P. 6/229 Pre-conquest cross at SJ 9007 7968 II Pre-conquest cross: probably Cll but moved to present site late C20. = Pink gritstone. Barrel-shaped column has 2 raised bands near the top. Above the bands the column is dressed into 4 faces with the lower part of a raised loop visible on each face. The top of the cross is broken off. The whole stands 1.2m high. Formerly stood next to the sundial in front of the Shell Cottage, Adlington Hall (q.v.) another base of a Danish cross of a type whose distribution is centred around the Macclesfield area. Listing NGR: SJ9007079680

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Sources (1)

  • Digital Archive: English Heritage. 2005. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. 414100. [Mapped features: #3571 414100; #8876 414100]

Map

Location

Grid reference Centred SJ 9006 7967 (4m by 4m) (2 map features)
Map sheet SJ97NW
Civil Parish PRESTBURY, MACCLESFIELD, CHESHIRE EAST

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Record last edited

Mar 6 2012 10:55AM