Building record MLI22290 - Churchyard Cross, Holy Trinity Church, Gedney Hill
Summary
A 15th century cross.
Type and Period (2)
- CROSS (Medieval to Modern - 1400 AD to 2050 AD)
- WAR MEMORIAL (Early 20th Century to 21st Century - 1921 AD to 2050 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
Full Description
High base, plinth and shaft of the cross, which stands six feet from the porch on the south side. It is a cross with a brick base, and has been restored as a war memorial. It is possibly not in situ. {1}{2}{3}{6}
A 15th century cross which was restored in about 1918. It was constructed of limestone ashlar with some red brick patching. For the full description and the legal address of this listed building please refer to the appropriate List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. {4}
Gedney Hill war memorial stands in Holy Trinity churchyard, to the south side of the church. It honours the First World War fallen of Gedney Hill. The memorial consists of an octagonal column carrying a calvary and sitting on top of a plinth of rough-hewn stone. The base of the memorial is brick. The cross was first erected in the fifteenth century but was restored by the War Memorial Committee in 1921 through the levelling of the octagonal column and the fixing of a new calvary. {5}
Sources/Archives (6)
- <1> SLI2509 Index: OS CARD INDEX. GEDNEY HILL. TF 31 SW:20,1965, D.A..
- <2> SLI1062 Bibliographic Reference: Nikolaus Pevsner and John Harris, with Nicholas Antram. 1989. Buildings of England: Lincolnshire (Second Edition). P 307.
- <3> SLI3035 Index: SMR FILE. GEDNEY HILL. TF 31 SW:BB -.
- <4> SLI5615 Index: Department of the Environment. 1987. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. 13/43.
- <5> SLI14624 Bibliographic Reference: Michael Credland. 2014. The First World War Memorials of Lincolnshire. p.89.
- <6> SLI3886 Article in Serial: DAVIES, D.S.. 1915. 'Ancient stone crosses in Lindsey and Holland Divisions of Lincolnshire' in Lincolnshire Notes and Queries. vol.13, pp.147-48.
Map
Location
Grid reference | TF 3386 1126 (point) |
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Civil Parish | GEDNEY HILL, SOUTH HOLLAND, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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