Village Cross is a Grade II listed building in the County Durham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 July 1985. Village cross.

Village Cross

WRENN ID
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Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
County Durham
Country
England
Date first listed
4 July 1985
Type
Village cross
Address
Village Cross, High Green, Gainford
OS grid reference
NZ 170 168
Coordinates
54.54627, -1.73858
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Village Cross is a structure that likely dates back to the medieval period, with a base that supports a cross erected in 1897. The cross was made by Isaac Charge and Son of Gainford. The base is a worn block measuring about 1.5 meters square, set upon a late 19th-century double stepped plinth. The cross features a slightly battered shaft and a Saxon-type head. On the west face of the shaft, there is an inscription that reads: "IN THANKFUL COMMEMORATION OF THE SIXTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ACCESSION OF QUEEN VICTORIA ON JUNE 20TH 1897. THIS CROSS WAS RE-ERECTED AND TREES PLANTED ON THE GREEN BY THE INHABITANTS OF GAINFORD."

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