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The cross has a rectangular brick plinth and stands on a foundation of small stone blocks. The plinth is surmounted by a series of three stone steps of diminishing size. The lower two are built of stone blocks connected, in the case of the lower step, by iron billets run in with lead. The upper two steps both retain vestigial mouldings on their upper edges and the uppermost step consists of a single stone block. This in turn supports a rectangular stone 0.6 m square and 1 m high, decorated on all four sides with low relief carvings.

Title

Cross

Date

14th C

Medium

stone & brick

Measurements

H 100 x W 60 x D 60 cm;
Plinth: H 120 x W 100 x D 100 cm (E)

Accession number

SP11_IRD_S024

Work type

Monument

Owner

under the guardianship of the Secretary of State

Custodian

English Heritage

Work status

extant

Listing status

Scheduled Monument

Listing date

21/12/43

Access

at all times

Inscription description

information plaque: LUDGERSHALL CROSS / The surviving lower part of a 14th century high / cross which once stood in the medieval market / place (about 50 metres to the south-west) King Edward III and Queen Philippa would stay in / Ludgershall castle around this time and the small / town became economically and culturally important / in the region. The cross shaft has fine sculpture / showing scenes from the death of Jesus including, / on the east face, the Decent from the Cross

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High Street, Ludgershall

SP11 9PZ

On the pavement in front of the Queen's Head pub.

Artist or maker

unknown artist

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