Market Cross and Drinking Fountain
MARKET CROSS AND DRINKING FOUNTAIN, MARKET PLACE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1329553
- Date first listed:
- 14-Jun-1952
- List Entry Name:
- Market Cross and Drinking Fountain
- Statutory Address:
- MARKET CROSS AND DRINKING FOUNTAIN, MARKET PLACE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1329553
- Date first listed:
- 14-Jun-1952
- List Entry Name:
- Market Cross and Drinking Fountain
- Statutory Address 1:
- MARKET CROSS AND DRINKING FOUNTAIN, MARKET PLACE
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- MARKET CROSS AND DRINKING FOUNTAIN, MARKET PLACE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Redcar and Cleveland (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Guisborough
- National Grid Reference:
- NZ 61500 16042
Details
NZ6116 GUISBOROUGH MARKET PLACE (in middle of road)
7/114 Market Cross 14.6.52 and drinking fountain
II
Market cross. Mid C.18, altered in 1817. Tapered square sandstone shaft on moulded plinth on large, dressed sandstone pedestal. Capped with square stone block (with S., E.,and W. faces as sundials) supporting stone globe surmounted by wrought iron compass point and weather vane finial. Listing includes late C.19 drinking fountain attached to W. side of pedestal; pink granite.
(B.J.D. Harrison & G. Dixon 'Guisborough before 1900', 1981,pp.116/117 & 126).
Listing NGR: NZ6150016043
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 59975
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Harrison, B J D, Dixon, G, Guisborough Before 1900, (1981), 116-7 126
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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