Monument record 1407/0/1 - Village Cross

<1> English Heritage, 2005, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, 58289 (Digital Archive). SCH4666.

Village Cross: Medieval. Buff and red sandstone blocks. Massive square base supports three graduated square steps on which stands cube-shaped block with a chamfered top into which is set the broken end of a square shaft. There are heavy stone slabs around three sides of the base and a wooden seat against the east side.

<2> Richards R, 1947, Old Cheshire Churches, p.21 (Book). SCH2309.

Richards describes this as a preaching cross and suggests it probably pre-dates the fourteenth century church.

<3> Ordnance Survey, 1870-1982, Ordnance Survey Archaeological Record Card, SJ87 NW 8 (Index). SCH2487.

<4> English Heritage, Various, Schedule Entry (Scheduled Ancient Monuments Amendment), 25708 (Scheduling Record). SCH2950.

The monument includes a stepped plinth and cross base with a fragment of the original shaft. It stands in its original position at a crossroads on the edge of the village. The plinth is raised on a platform of dressed local sandstone and has three steps. The platform is squared and stands 1.25m high measuring 2.53m wide on the east side. The first step measures 2.15m wide on the south side and 1.98m wide on the east side. It stands 0.22m high. The second step is 1.68m wide on the south side and 1.55m wide on the east side and stands 0.24m high. This is topped by a platform made of three large blocks and measuring 0.69m X 0.63m and 0.26m high. The cross base above this is 0.69m X 0.63m and is 0.76m high. This has bevelled edges. The shaft is a squared stone with chamfered edges 0.25m wide and 0.25m high. The plinth is surrounded by a kerb of large dressed stones. There is a wooden bench along the east side and a bus shelter to the south. These are excluded from the scheduling, but the ground beneath is included. The cross is Listed Grade II.