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| HER Number: | MDV1129 |
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| Name: | Market Cross, South Molton |
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Summary
The market cross, which had a pedestal of steps in 1642, was taken down in the late 18th century.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 713 258 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS72NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | South Molton |
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| District | North Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SOUTH MOLTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS72NW/8
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CROSS (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD (Between))
Full description
Masson Phillips, E. N., 1940, Supplementary Notes on the Ancient Stone Crosses of Devon. (Second paper), 268 (Article in Serial). SDV86756.
Market cross, referred to in John Cock's records of South Molton (1893). On september 10th 1642 the Earl of Bath attended at South Molton to recruit for the King. The people, however, gathered about the cross in the market place, the steps of which had all been filled with stones by women, and drove the Earl away by throwing missiles at him. Thus cross had pedestal of steps in 1642. A deed of 1794 states that the high cross had been lately taken down by the mayor and burgesses. A portion of the cross is said still to be seen in the granite step to the room in the town hall passage, used as an office by the borough surveyor (1893).
Watson, A., 2007-2017?, Devon Crosses, 432, (Vol 4), missing (Un-published). SDV360833.
South Molton Market Cross,
On September 10th 1642, the Earl of Bath attended at South Molton to recruit for the King, but people gathered about the cross in the market place, the steps of which had all been filled with stones by women, and drove the Earl away by throwing stones at him. The market cross had pedestal of several steps. In a deed of 1794 'The High Cross had lately been thrown down by the Mayor and Burgesses as the same belonged to them'. A portion of the cross was to be seen in the granite step to the room in the Town Hall in 1893.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV360833 | Un-published: Watson, A.. 2007-2017?. Devon Crosses. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. 432, (Vol 4), missing. |
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| SDV86756 | Article in Serial: Masson Phillips, E. N.. 1940. Supplementary Notes on the Ancient Stone Crosses of Devon. (Second paper). Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 72. A5 Hardback. 268. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 15 2018 5:04PM |
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