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Title
Ilam Cross
Date
1841
Medium
Boyborough limestone, Caen stone & sandstone
Accession number
DE6_HC_S101
Acquisition method
commissioned by Jesse Watts-Russell of Ilam Hall in memory of his late wife
Work type
Water fountain, trough or pump
Owner
Staffordshire Moorlands District Council
Custodian
Staffordshire Moorlands District Council
Work status
extant
Listing status
Grade II* (England and Wales)
Unveiling date
September 1841
Listing date
01/02/67
Access
at all times
Inscription description
plinth: This Cross and Fountain / erected by her husband / perpetuate the memory of / one who twas in the hearts / of many in this village and / neighbourhood. / Mary Watts Russell / MDCCCIV // [illegible]