Anglian Cross is a Grade II listed building in the Reading local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 December 1978. Monument.
Anglian Cross
- WRENN ID
- woven-gallery-moon
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Reading
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 14 December 1978
- Type
- Monument
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Anglian Cross, erected in 1909, is a memorial located in Forbury Gardens. It commemorates Henry Beauclerk, King of England, who founded Reading Abbey on June 18, 1121, and was buried before its high altar on January 4, 1136. The monument features a tall, tapering granite shaft set on three steps and is topped with a ringed cross. On the north side, it displays the badge of the Plantagenets, which consists of three leopards, while the south side features the badge of the abbey, represented by three scallops. The initiative to erect this monument was led by local antiquary Dr. James on Hurry.
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Nearby listed buildings
- Archway Connecting Forbury Gardens to Abbey Ruins. Including Retaining Walls Flanking Path to Abbey Ruins
- Wall between Forbury Road and Abbott's Walk to west of St James's Church
- 10, Abbot's Walk
- 11 and 12, Abbot's Walk
- Abbey Gate
- Shelter at north-east corner of Forbury Gardens
- St James's Presbytery
- St James Former School Buildings
- Church of St James's
- The Plummery Wall