Base Of Medieval Cross is a Grade II listed building in the West Suffolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 July 1972. A Medieval Cross base.

Base Of Medieval Cross

WRENN ID
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Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
West Suffolk
Country
England
Date first listed
12 July 1972
Type
Cross base
Source
Historic England listing

Description

BURY ST EDMUNDS

TL86 OUT RISBYGATE 639-1/13/512 (North side) 12/07/72 Base of Medieval Cross (Formerly Listed as: RISBYGATE STREET (West side) Base of Medieval cross approximately 25 feet from the corner of Chalk Road)

II

The base of a medieval stone cross, previously sited in Risbygate Street, now resited in the grounds of the West Suffolk College of Further Education (not included). C13/C14. An octagonal moulded stone base with a socket hole which probably formed the lower part of the Risbygate Cross. This stood originally in Out Risbygate near the medieval Hospital of St Peter. The base was later known as the plague stone, and the hollow was thought to be filled with vinegar for disinfecting money during epidemics. (Statham M: The Book of Bury St Edmunds: Buckingham: 1988-: 11).

Listing NGR: TL8442064510

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