Lambton Memorial Cross, South-West Of Church Of St. Barnabas is a Grade II listed building in the County Durham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 February 1987. Memorial.
Lambton Memorial Cross, South-West Of Church Of St. Barnabas
- WRENN ID
- gentle-tower-martin
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- County Durham
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 23 February 1987
- Type
- Memorial
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
BOURNMOOR CHESTER ROAD NZ 35 SW (South side, off) Bournmoor 5/8 Lambton Memorial Cross, south-west of Church of St. Barnabas II
Memorial cross to Beatrix Frances Lambton, Countess of Durham, died 1871. 1873 designed by Sir Thomas Drew and made in Dublin by Walter Doolin. Grey Irish limestone.
Tall Celtic cross on a large cross-plan platform. Platform has a low moulded wall and 7 grave slabs (in same material) to various members of the Lambton family. The cross, a reproduction of the cross of Monasterboice, County Louth, Eire, has a battered base with relief carvings of scenes from the New Testament. Both cross and base have elaborate Celtic ornamentation in relief (knotwork, interlace, vine and foliage motifs).
Listing NGR: NZ3091651486
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