Monument record MLI60713 - Village Cross, Metheringham
Summary
Village Cross, Metheringham
Type and Period (1)
- CROSS (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
Full Description
60713
STANDS IN A RECESS OF THE WALL BY THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. SHAFT ABOUT 5FT HIGH SURMOUNTED BY AN ORNAMENTAL OCTAGONAL FEATURE (IT IS LIKELY THAT THIS WAS ORIGINALLY ABOUT HALF WAY UP THE SHAFT WHICH STOOD AT A MUCH GREATER HEIGHT). THE SHAFT STANDS ON TWO MODERN STEPS.{1}
THE CROSS AT METHERINGHAM WHICH CONSISTED OF THREE OCTAGONAL STEPS, BASE, RESTORED SHAFT AND A CORBEL ON WHICH HAD BEEN FIXED A LAMP, FORMERLY STOOD AT THE JUNCTION OF THREE ROADS. IN 1911 IT WAS REMOVED AND RE- ERECTED IN A NICHE IN THE WALL A FEW YARDS FROM ITS ORIGINAL POSITION, EXCEPT FOR PARTS OF THE SHAFT WHICH WERE BUILT INTO THE WALL ITSELF.{2}
White says that the cross was replaced by a new one in 1835, at a cost of about £25, and a market was held around it on Saturday evenings. {3}
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. {6}
Sources/Archives (6)
- <1> SLI4067 Scheduling Record: HBMC. AM 7. SAM 94.
- <2> SLI2635 Index: OS CARD INDEX. METHERINGHAM. TF 06 SE:5,1964, HARPER F R.
- <3> SLI886 Bibliographic Reference: William White. 1856. History, Gazetteer and Directory of Lincolnshire - Second Edition. page 363.
- <4> SLI3167 Index: SMR FILE. METHERINGHAM. TF 06 SE:H; RWH, 21/5/76.
- <5> SLI1062 Bibliographic Reference: Nikolaus Pevsner and John Harris, with Nicholas Antram. 1989. Buildings of England: Lincolnshire (Second Edition). page 562.
- <6> SLI6615 Index: Department of the Environment. 1985. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. 5/39.
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Location
| Grid reference | TF 06912 61410 (point) Centre |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | METHERINGHAM, NORTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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