Walton Cross 100 Yards North Of Walton Cross Farmhouse is a Grade II* listed building in the Kirklees local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 January 1967. A Early Medieval Cross.

Walton Cross 100 Yards North Of Walton Cross Farmhouse

WRENN ID: rough-buttress-wagtail
Grade: II*
Local Planning Authority: Kirklees
Country: England
Date first listed: 12 January 1967
Type: Cross
Period: Early Medieval
Source: Historic England listing

Description

SE 1761 2379 3/180 12/1/67

SPENBOROUGH MB WINDY BANK LANE HARTSHEAD Walton Cross 100 yards N. of Walton Cross Farmhouse

II*

Massive gritstone base to former cross. Thought to be C.11. Rectangular and tapering upwards with large well cut socket in top for shaft. Ornamentation on all four sides. Two sides have thin interlace. A third side has roundel with interlace and below 2 affronted beasts. The 4th side has scroll and 4 birds in a double frame of interlace.

The history of the cross is not certain.

N. Pevsner, The Buildings of England, 1979.

Listing NGR: SE1761323792

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