The Great Cross And Railed Enclosure is a Grade I listed building in the Peak District National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 January 1951. A C9 Cross. 1 related planning application.

The Great Cross And Railed Enclosure

WRENN ID: hidden-iron-quill
Grade: I
Local Planning Authority: Peak District National Park
Country: England
Date first listed: 13 January 1951
Type: Cross
Source: Historic England listing

Description

BAKEWELL

SK2168 SOUTH CHURCH STREET 831-1/4/169 (North side (off)) 13/03/51 The Great Cross and railed enclosure (Formerly Listed as: SOUTH CHURCH STREET (North side) The Great Cross (Churchyard Cross))

GV I

Cross shaft. Saxon, early C9; enclosure early C19. Gritstone; wrought-iron railings. Small railed enclosure set around deeply-chamfered socket stone to monolithic cross shaft with panelled head. The shaft is enriched with vine scrolls and bas-relief carvings of animals and humans thought to show a combination of Christian and pagan beliefs. Considered to have affinities with cross at Rothwell, Dumfries and Galloway. Railings: square rods with arrowhead finials, standards with vase finials. The cross is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, Derbyshire County Number 70.

Listing NGR: SK2157068464

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