Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
1310
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
02/02/1981
Date of Amendment
20/07/2000
Name of Property
Town Cross
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Denbighshire
Community
Denbigh
Town
Locality
Denbigh Town
Easting
305312
Northing
366136
Street Side
SE
Location
On the road-side at the upper (W) end of the road.
Description
Broad Class
Commemorative
Period
History
Medieval Town Cross with renewed upper section dated 1760. Originally sited in Crown Square, the cross was relocated to the Royal Bowling Green, outside the castle, in 1848, thus making way for a new cross by Thomas Fulljames. The cross was moved to its present site in Vale Street by the Town Council, with work completed on the re-siting in 1983.
Exterior
Town, or market cross of sandstone, approximately 2.5m high. The cross consists of a tapering, chamfered shaft, splayed slightly ot the bottom and placed on a square base. This itself stands on a square, stepped stone plinth of 3 stages, with plain modern railings surmounting the first stage. The shaft is heavily worn in the centre, probably due to the past sharpening of knives. Its upper section is an C18 replacement and terminates in a small ball finial; it is dated 1760.
Interior
Reason for designation
Listed for its special interest as a Town Cross with medieval origins.
Group value with other listed items in Vale Street.
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