Building record 0076500000 - THE GREEN, QUAINTON

Summary

Fifteenth century village cross on The Green at Quainton.

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Ancient Monument 1015267: QUAINTON MEDIEVAL STANDING CROSS (DBC7169)
Listed Building (II*) 1117825: MARKET CROSS (DBC4536)
Planning Notification Area: Medieval village cross on The Green at Quainton (DBC8946)

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Type and Period (1)

VILLAGE CROSS (15th Century - 1400 AD? to 1499 AD?)

Description

Near centre of a square stands an old stone cross elevated on 4 grades, the basis 7ft 6ins square and nearly 3ft high; the next step 10ins & the upper one 18ins supporting an octagonal shaft about 4ft in height in which are perforations for tenons to the transverse arms, long since destroyed. Fabric of hard sand or grit stone. [Illustration](B1).
Old stone cross consisting of about 3 1/2 ft of octagonal shaft elevated on 3 grades (B2).
Village cross, probably 15th cent. Remains of rough square plinth & 2 steps. [Illustration](B3).
At NGR (B5).
Village cross, comprising 3 step plinth & socket stone & remains of the shaft. Shaft (originally octagonal?) worn into a partially circular plan. Socket stone & plinth restored at various periods. Date C15? [Photos](B6).
Sscheduled Monument 2715O (B7).
Grade II+. Remains of cross. Probably C15. Stone. Worn stop-chamfered shaft with small hollow at base of N. side. Square plinth on 3 steps. Scheduled Ancient Monument (B8).

Sources (8)

<1>SBC26951 Bibliographic reference: George Lipscomb. 1847. The History and Antiquities of the County of Buckingham (Volume 1). Volume 1. p401; Illustration p390.
<2>SBC19727 Bibliographic reference: James Joseph Sheahan. 1862. History and Topography of Buckinghamshire. p415.
<3>SBC20467 Bibliographic reference: Royal Commision on Historical Monuments. 1913. Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire. Volume 2. p248, Plate p24.
<4>SBC20463 Bibliographic reference: William Page (ed). 1927. A History of Buckinghamshire (Victoria County History) Volume IV. Volume 4. p92.
<5>SBC10386 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1958. OS 1958 6IN MAP (1:10560). 1:10,560.
<6>SBC23084 Unpublished document: Ordnance Survey Field Investigator. 1968, 1977. OS RECORD CARD.
<7>SBC23994 Scheduling record: English Heritage. 1996. SCHEDULING LISTS OF INSPECTORATE OF ANCIENT MONUMENTS.
<8>SBC19269 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1985. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. p39.

Location

Grid reference	SP 74654 20151 (point)
Civil Parish	QUAINTON, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire