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| HER Number: | MDV7393 |
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| Name: | Little Sherberton Cross, Dartmoor Forest |
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Summary
A modern moorland-type cross set up in 1928/9 to Christopher Holman Richards who drowned in the river, aged 9.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 639 737 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX67SW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Dartmoor Forest |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | LYDFORD |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX67SW282
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 620601
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67SW/87
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- COMMEMORATIVE MONUMENT (Constructed, Early 20th Century - 1928 AD (Between) to 1928 AD (Between))
- CROSS (Constructed, Early 20th Century - 1928 AD (Between) to 1928 AD (Between))
Full description
Masson Phillips, E. N., 1977, Ancient Stone Crosses of Devon Manuscript (Un-published). SDV307734.
Masson Phillips, E. N., 1979, Supplementary notes on the ancient stone crosses of Devon, 140 (Article in Serial). SDV240506.
Little Sherberton Cross. A modern moorland-type cross which looks old. Apparently a drowning memorial.
Greeves, T. A. P., 1982, Dunnabridge Farm (Plan - measured). SDV266230.
Modern memorial cross at SX 63977388.
Hemery, E., 1983, High Dartmoor, 465 (Monograph). SDV249702.
Cross, shaped and erected, subsequent to the drowning of a nine year child in 1928.
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1987-1993, Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit, N. V. Quinnell (Report - Survey). SDV350839.
(03/03/1988) A granite cross, at SX 63987379, is set into the ground and surrounded by a 1m square kerb of small moorstones. The cross is 1.1m high and 0.2m square in section with arms 0.4m across. It has a much weathered western face and could be mistaken for a much earlier cross taken from an inset position and re-used.
Stanbrook, E., 2003, Ancient and Modern; Anniversaries for Two Dartmoor Crosses, 30-31 (Article in Serial). SDV263047.
Erected in the winter of 1928/9, in memory of Christopher Holman Richards, a nine year old boy who drowned in the river on 18 August 1928 during a summer holiday.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV240506 | Article in Serial: Masson Phillips, E. N.. 1979. Supplementary notes on the ancient stone crosses of Devon. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 111. A5 Paperback. 140. |
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| SDV249702 | Monograph: Hemery, E.. 1983. High Dartmoor. High Dartmoor. Hardback Volume. 465. |
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| SDV263047 | Article in Serial: Stanbrook, E.. 2003. Ancient and Modern; Anniversaries for Two Dartmoor Crosses. Dartmoor Magazine. 71. Digital. 30-31. |
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| SDV266230 | Plan - measured: Greeves, T. A. P.. 1982. Dunnabridge Farm. 1:25,000. Plan. |
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| SDV307734 | Un-published: Masson Phillips, E. N.. 1977. Ancient Stone Crosses of Devon Manuscript. Ancient Stone Crosses of Devon Manuscript. Unknown. |
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| SDV350839 | Report - Survey: Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England. 1987-1993. Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Archaeological Survey. Unknown. N. V. Quinnell. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8633 - Dunnabridge Farm, Duchy Farms Survey-Not finished
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
- EDV8423 - Duchy Farms Project
| Date Last Edited: | Jun 10 2022 12:16PM |
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