NHER 7566 (Structure record) - Stump Cross medieval stone cross

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Summary

The remains of a 14th century standing stone cross, consisting of the base and the lower part of the original shaft. A plaque nearby states that by tradition it dates from and marks the site of a battle fought in the Peasants' Revolt of 1381. However, it is only near to the battlefield (NHER 7567), and is more likely to have been a wayside cross to which this legend was later applied.

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Map sheet TG22NE
Civil Parish NORTH WALSHAM, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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March 1962. Scheduled.

September 1972. Listed, Grade II.
Listing Description excerpt:
"Stump Cross. Medieval, formerly marking traditionally the site of 1381 battle, re-set here about ½ mile further north. Square base stone with socket in which is the stump of former shaft. See also Norwich Road, East Side."
Information from (S1).
Please consult the National Heritage List for England (S1) for the current listing details.
P. Watkins (HES), 14 June 2021.

September 1978. Visit.
Base with stop angles, and portion of shaft about 0.75m high. On modern pavement by waterworks where it was reset in 1932. Bears a plaque claiming that the battle took place here! More probably it was moved from the battlefield, or perhaps was merely a wayside cross to which the story of the other battlefield crosses became attached because it
stands at the end of the footpath leading to the battlefield.
E. Rose (NAU), 21 September 1978.

English Heritage Ancient Monument description (S1) in file.

  • --- Article in Serial: Cozens-Hardy B. 1934. Norfolk Crosses. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XXV Pt II pp 297-336. p 328.
  • --- Designation: [unknown]. Ancient Monuments Form. SAM Record. DNF371.
  • --- Designation: Corbishley, M.J.. 1983. AM107.
  • --- Monograph: Pevsner, N. and Wilson, B. 1997. Norfolk 1: Norwich and North-East. The Buildings of England. 2nd Edition. p 626.
  • --- Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Medieval. Walsham (North).
  • --- Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • --- Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TG 22 NE 2 [3].
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • <S1> Designation: Historic England. National Heritage List for England. List Entry 1281090.
  • <S2> Designation: English Heritage. Scheduling Report.

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Record last edited

Jul 25 2022 12:11PM

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