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Cross at Junction with Bell Lane and A48

A Grade II Listed Building in Westbury-on-Severn, Gloucestershire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.8241 / 51°49'26"N

Longitude: -2.4121 / 2°24'43"W

OS Eastings: 371696

OS Northings: 214017

OS Grid: SO716140

Mapcode National: GBR FZ.WB96

Mapcode Global: VH94G.4FP1

Plus Code: 9C3VRHFQ+J5

Entry Name: Cross at Junction with Bell Lane and A48

Listing Date: 4 July 1985

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1186543

English Heritage Legacy ID: 354295

ID on this website: 101186543

Location: Westbury-on-Severn, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, GL14

County: Gloucestershire

District: Forest of Dean

Civil Parish: Westbury-on-Severn

Traditional County: Gloucestershire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Gloucestershire

Church of England Parish: Westbury-on-Severn St Peter and St Paul

Church of England Diocese: Gloucester

Tagged with: Monumental cross

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Description


SO 71 SW WESTBURY-ON-SEVERN WESTBURY VILLAGE

11/214 Cross, at junction of Bell
Lane and A48


GV II

Cross; 1887 (carved on head); ashlar stone. Tall Cross on square,
stepped base. Bottom step has projecting top with hollow chamfer
beneath; 2 plain steps above; above a reused medieval cross base,
square, each side reduced in top half to less than half its width,
square set-back north and south, canted east and west, with sloping
base to cut out. This carries a tall tapering stone shaft,
reducing quickly from square to octagon. At top a square head,
oversails shaft: corner pilaster originally with finials (only one
survives), gables to each face with cross roof between, shield on
each face, 2 inscribed 1887, 2 IHS; above a stone cross with
floriate ends to arms, and a semi-circle linking arms and stem
below. Forms group with church and churchyard memorials, (q.v.).


Listing NGR: SO7169614017

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