Malpas Cross is a Grade II listed building in the Cheshire West and Chester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 1 March 1967. A Victorian Cross.

Malpas Cross

WRENN ID: twelfth-vault-dew
Grade: II
Local Planning Authority: Cheshire West and Chester
Country: England
Date first listed: 1 March 1967
Type: Cross
Period: Victorian
Source: Historic England listing

Description

MALPAS C.P. THE CROSS SJ 44 NE 2/54 Malpas Cross 1/3/1967 GV II Cross, base medieval, cross 1873, of red sandstone. The octagonal base, on sloping ground, has 7 steps to High Street and 5 and 4 on its sides to Church Street. Octagonal monument, on 2 stone steps in C14 style, has a gabled niche to each side and a crocketed spire surmounted by a cross. Stiff-leaf ornament; cusped niche arches, mouchettes and quatrefoils. Inscribed IN MEMORY OF THE REVEREND AUGUSTUS THURLOW M.A. CHANCELLOR OF THE DIOCESE OF CHESTER AND FOR 33 YEARS RECTOR OF THE UPPER MEDIETY OF MALPAS (which had 2 Rectors). BORN JULY 3rd 1802, DIED JULY 5th 1873: ERECTED BY HIS CHILDREN.

Listing NGR: SJ4874247247

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