NHER 7819 (Monument record) - The Cross
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG11SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | EASTON, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
July 1977. Visit.
Large oval shaped mass of flints in cement, at green known as The Cross. Claimed by (S1) as base of cross. This is probably correct, assuming it is the pavement on which the cross stood, turned on its side. This patch of land is said to be the only piece still owned by the Stafford family.
E. Rose (NAU), 13 July 1977.
April 1999. Visit.
No change but very overgrown.
E. Rose (NLA), 21 April 1999.
(S2) notes that many crosses were overturned, even before the Reformation, not for religious reasons but from the belief that they marked buried treasure. Most of those removed in the 17th century disputes simply had the top taken off, so this may be one of the earlier examples.
E. Rose (NLA), 19 March 2003.
Associated Sources (5)
- --- SNF87263 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Medieval. Easton.
- --- 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. TG 11 SW 4 [2].
- <S1> SNF1810 Article in Serial: Cozens-Hardy B. 1934. Norfolk Crosses. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XXV Pt II pp 297-336. p 308.
- <S2> SNF52385 Monograph: Thomas, K.. 1971. Religion and the Decline of Magic.. p 280.
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Record last edited
Jun 6 2016 10:06AM