Listed Building: MALPAS CROSS (1130596)

MALPAS C.P. THE CROSS SJ 44 NE 2/54 Malpas Cross 1/3/1967 GV II Cross, base medieval, cross 1873, of red sandstone. The octagonal base, on sloping ground, has 7 steps to High Street and 5 and 4 on its sides to Church Street. Octagonal monument, on 2 stone steps in C14 style, has a gabled niche to each side and a crocketed spire surmounted by a cross. Stiff-leaf ornament; cusped niche arches, mouchettes and quatrefoils. Inscribed IN MEMORY OF THE REVEREND AUGUSTUS THURLOW M.A. CHANCELLOR OF THE DIOCESE OF CHESTER AND FOR 33 YEARS RECTOR OF THE UPPER MEDIETY OF MALPAS (which had 2 Rectors). BORN JULY 3rd 1802, DIED JULY 5th 1873: ERECTED BY HIS CHILDREN. Listing NGR: SJ4874247247