Ilam Cross
Ilam Cross
Ilam Cross
Ilam Cross
Ilam Cross
Ilam Cross
Ilam Cross
Ilam Cross
Ilam Cross
Ilam Cross
Ilam Cross
Ilam Cross
Ilam Cross
Ilam Cross
Ilam Cross
Ilam Cross

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A gothic-style obelisk in the style of an Eleanor Cross. It has two tiers of statues surmounted by a spire with a cross at the top. It originally incorporated a fountain of spring water.
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]

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Located at

Ilam Moor Lane, Ilam

DE6 2AZ

Situated on the traffic island close to the bridge over the River Manifold.