The Cross is a Grade II listed building in the Cotswold local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 August 1960. Monument.

The Cross

WRENN ID
high-vault-saffron
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cotswold
Country
England
Date first listed
25 August 1960
Type
Monument
Source
Historic England listing

Description

  1. 5224 THE SQUARE (south side) The Cross SP 1925 NW 2/31 25.8.60

II GV

  1. Late mediaeval, restored 1878, to commemorate Stow's fresh-water supply. Tall chamfered shaft on large plinth, 2 steps and wide base. Gabled head stone, representing the crucifixion to south, Abbot of Evesham, Robert de Jumieges, receiving a charter from King William II constituting Stow a Market Town. Figure on west side is Robert Chester, a C15 local merchant and benefactor, and figure on east is Joseph Chamberlayne - Chamberlayne, the Lord of the Manor who paid for the town's fresh-water supply. Capped by a foliate cross and formerly surmounted by a gas-lamp. Tablet on plinth describes restoration.

Listing NGR: SP1917125748

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