The High Cross is a Grade II listed building in the Leicester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 February 1955. A Renaissance Column.

The High Cross

WRENN ID
leaning-pavement-grove
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Leicester
Country
England
Date first listed
25 February 1955
Type
Column
Period
Renaissance
Address
The High Cross, Jubilee Square, City of Leicester, LE1 5YP
OS grid reference
SK 583 045
Coordinates
52.63513, -1.13867
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The High Cross is a 16th-century Tuscan column made of limestone, featuring a 21st-century ball finial and a gilded cross. It stands on a three-stepped base with a plinth. At the top of the column, the ball finial supports a gilded Latin cross pattée.

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