Village Cross 10m S of Lacock Church of England Primary School
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1363937
- Date first listed:
- 20-Dec-1960
- List Entry Name:
- Village Cross 10m S of Lacock Church of England Primary School
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- 2001-04-10
- Reference:
- IOE01/03676/30
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1363937
- Date first listed:
- 20-Dec-1960
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 06-Dec-2016
- List Entry Name:
- Village Cross 10m S of Lacock Church of England Primary School
- Location Description:
- High Street, Lacock
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
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Lacock
- National Grid Reference:
- ST9157768435
Summary
Village cross, late medieval, part of the cross and shaft were renewed in the C19. It has been in its current location since the late C19.
Reasons for Designation
The village cross 10m S of Lacock Church of England Primary School is listed at Grade II* for the following principal reasons:
* Architectural interest: as a structure that has a good survival of late-medieval fabric, and those parts which were replaced in the C19 compliment the earlier stonework;
* Historic interest: although no longer in its original location, it continues to stand in a prominent position, illustrating the continued significance of the cross to the village;
* Group value: it has strong group value with Lacock Church of England School (Grade II), the many listed buildings on the High Street, several of medieval origins including Nos. 12, 12A and 14 High Street (all Grade II).
History
The late-medieval cross originally stood in the market place located in front of the Church of St Cyriac, Church Street. It was subsequently moved to the High Street. The cross was taken down in the early C19 and the stone was stored in Lacock Abbey. A C19 account states that the shaft was destroyed in c1825 to provide stone for the rebuilding of the village school room; however, it has been suggested that only the crosshead was replaced in the C19. The cross was re-erected in its present position outside Lacock Church of England Primary School in the late C19. It was situated near to its former location on the High Street, and re-built using drawings made of the cross in 1803.
Details
Village cross, late medieval, part of the cross and shaft were renewed in the C19. It has been in its current location since the late C19.
MATERIAL: limestone ashlar.
DESCRIPTION: a cross with octagonal shaft stands on an octagonal moulded plinth and a two-tiered stone base.
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 315526
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Pevsner, N, The Buildings of England: Wiltshire, (1999), 289
Other
MONUMENT NO. 212166 : Pastscape
Wiltshire Community History : Market Cross, High Street, Lacock
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
The listed building is shown coloured blue on the attached map. Pursuant to s.1 (5A) of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 (‘the Act’), structures attached to or within the curtilage of the listed building (save those coloured blue on the map) are not to be treated as part of the listed building for the purposes of the Act.
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