Market Cross Remains In Old Churchyard is a Grade II listed building in the Buckinghamshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 April 1973. Market cross.
Market Cross Remains In Old Churchyard
- WRENN ID
- half-step-amber
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 3 April 1973
- Type
- Market cross
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
BUCKINGHAM
SP6933 CHURCH STREET 879-1/6/50 Market Cross remains in Old 03/04/73 Churchyard (Formerly Listed as: Remain of Market Cross in Old Parish Churchyard)
GV II
Stump of market cross. Medieval. Limestone. Square base with shaped top corners. Square shaft with chamfered corners and fleurons to chamfers. Cross originally stood in the Horse Fair, West Street, on an open space nearly opposite Castle House, remaining there until c1800, when removed to garden of the Dun Cow, to serve as a pedestal for a sundial. Other moves followed until it returned to Buckingham in 1858. It was finally set up in the Old Churchyard, where it marks the site of west door of medieval parish church, demolished 1775, following second collapse of tower. (Harrison JT: Historical Buckingham: Buckingham: 1909-: 71).
Listing NGR: SP6936533601
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