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| HER Number | MWB3438 |
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| Record Type | Monument |
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| Name | SITE OF NEWBURY MARKET CROSS |
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Summary
IN 1686 THE MARKET CROSS AT NEWBURY STOOD AT THE S END OF THE GUILD HALL.
Associated Legal Designations or Protected Status
- Conservation Area: Newbury Town Centre
Other Statuses and Cross-References
- Berkshire SMR No. (pre 2000): 01389.03.101
- National Monuments Record No.: SU 46 NE 25
SU 4717 6707
Monument Type(s):
- MARKET CROSS (17th century to 18th century - 1686 AD to 1768 AD)
Full Description
THE "SITE OF" CROSS MARKED ON OS 25INCH CORRESPONDS WITH WILLIS'S MAP OF 1768.
The cross was probably pulled down when the Guildhall was demolished in 1828 <3>.
Sources and further reading
| <01> | Willis, John. 1768. Willis' Map of the Country ten miles round Newbury, with a plan of the Town of Newbury and of Speenhamland, 1768. 2 inch to mile?. Not marked specifically. [Map / SWB8040]
https://www.flickr.com/photos/britishlibrary/50263734041 (Accessed 16/09/2021) |
| <02> | Money, W. 1887. The History of Newbury. P307. [Monograph / SWB11828]
http://archive.org/stream/cu31924028185811 (Accessed 02/09/2013) |
| <03> | Money, W. 1905 & 1972. A Popular History of Newbury (also Walter Money's History of Newbury). p129. [Monograph / SWB11278] |
Related Monuments
| MWB3436 | CHEAP STREET/MARKET PLACE, NEWBURY (Monument) |
| MWB15898 | Site of The Guildhall, Market Place, Newbury (Monument) |
Associated Excavations and Fieldwork
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