Monument record 0221800000 - OLD CHURCHYARD, BUCKINGHAM
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- Listed Building (II) 1201376: MARKET CROSS REMAINS IN OLD CHURCHYARD
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Type and Period (1)
- MARKET CROSS (14th Century to 19th Century - 1300 AD? to 1899 AD?)
Description
MARKET CROSS, ONCE STOOD IN HORSE FAIR, WEST ST, BUCKINGHAM. MOVED TO PRESTON BISSETT, TWYFORD ETC. BROUGHT BACK & ERECTED IN PRESENT POSITION (NGR) IN 1898. IN C.1909, BASE WAS 2FT 7INS SQ, 10INS HIGH; SHAFT 2FT 6INS HIGH, 10INS DIAM. FLOWER ORNAMENT. C14? (B1).
IN POOR CONDITION, 1919 (B2).
Grade II. Stump of market cross. Medieval. Limestone. Square base with shaped top corners. Square shaft with chamfered corners and fleurons to chamfers. Cross originally stood in the Horse Fair, West Street, on an open space nearly opposite Castle House, remaining there until c1800, when removed to garden of the Dun Cow, to serve as a pedestal for a sundial. Other moves followed until it returned to Buckingham in 1858. It was finally set up in the Old Churchyard, where it marks the site of west door of medieval parish church, demolished 1775, following second collapse of tower. (Harrison JT: Historical Buckingham: Buckingham: 1909-: 71)(B4).
Sources (4)
- <1>SBC6144 Bibliographic reference: HARRISON JT 1909 LEISURE NOTES--- ON BUCKINGHAM P7 1.
- <2>SBC20467 Bibliographic reference: Royal Commision on Historical Monuments. 1913. Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire. Volume 2. p72.
- <3>SBC20462 Bibliographic reference: William Page (ed). 1925. A History of Buckinghamshire (Victoria County History) Volume III. Volume 3. p475.
- <4>SBC23498 Bibliographic reference: Department of National Heritage (DNH). 1994. LIST OF BUILDINGS OF SPECIAL ARCHITECTURAL OR HISTORIC INTEREST: BUCKINGHAMSHIRE: BOROUGH OF BUCKINGHAM.
Location
| Grid reference | SP 69364 33601 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BUCKINGHAM, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
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Record last edited
Nov 4 2024 7:51PM
