NHER 3454 (Monument record) - Wormegay medieval Wayside Cross

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Summary

The remains of a standing stone cross, located on the village green and thought to mark the route to the village church. The cross is mainly 14th century in date with some later additions, and consists of a stepped base, a socket stone and the lower part of the shaft.

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Map sheet	TF61SE
Civil Parish	WORMEGAY, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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July 1975. Visited.
Cross. Consists of round ((S1) says once octagonal) shaft set in socket stone, on another which (S1) says is modern. Whole is on a large base, recently repointed rather badly, which has faint carving on east side. Cross was re-erected in 1868 by Mr. Hoff, many of the stones being scattered around the village. See (S1).
E. Rose (NAU), 15 July 1975.

Ancient monument details (S2), photograph (S3) and press cutting (S4) in file.

Associated Sources (13)

--- SNF99120 Designation: English Heritage. 1990-2013. English Heritage Scheduling Notification. Notification. DNF361.
--- SNF99123 Designation: English Heritage. 1994? -2011?. English Heritage Digital Designation Record. Record. DNF361.
--- SNF7576 Monograph: Pevsner, N and Wilson, B. 1999. Norfolk 2: North-West and South. The Buildings of England. 2nd Edition. p 787.
--- SNF8876 Photograph: BDF 11.
--- SNF5399 Publication: Corbishley, M.J.. 1983.
--- SNF87263 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Medieval. Wormegay.
--- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
--- SNF57204 Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TF 61 SE 4 [2].
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF1810 Article in Serial: Cozens-Hardy B. 1934. Norfolk Crosses. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XXV Pt II pp 297-336. pp 331-332; Pl 16.
<S2> SNF43 Designation: [unknown]. Ancient Monuments Form. SAM Record. DNF361.
<S3> SNF66105 Photograph: 3454 Wormegay Cross.
<S4> SNF66106 Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1985. [Photograph of Wormegay's Cross]. 23 October.

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Wormegay (Parish Summary)

Record last edited

Jun 27 2018 12:30PM