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| HER Number: | MDV21588 |
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| Name: | Palme Cross at St Peter's, Barnstaple |
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Summary
A palm cross once stood at St Peter's. It was pulled down in 1553. Palm crosses were once the focal point for Palm Sunday observances. Only three are recorded in Devon. Exact location unknown.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 55 33 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS53SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Barnstaple |
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| District | North Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BARNSTAPLE |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 33948
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS53SE/192
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CROSS (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD (Between))
Full description
Masson Phillips, E. N., 1943, Supplementary Notes on the Ancient Stone Crosses of Devon. (Third Paper), 263 (Article in Serial). SDV320746.
Palme Cross, Barnstaple. Pulled down in 1553. Location unknown.
Masson Phillips, E. N., 1943, Supplementary Notes on the Ancient Stone Crosses of Devon. (Third Paper), 263 (Article in Serial). SDV320746.
Palme Crosse
In a return, made by the Royal Commissioners, of the inventory of St. Peter's Church, Barnstaple, in the last year of the riegn of Edward VI there is an item, "Sir John Chechester Knyght pulled downe the Palme Crosse and carryed away the stone, iron and led to the valewe of £2" (J. R. Chanter, Hits. Of St. Peter's Ch., 75.)
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1953, SS53SE27 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV71588.
Site visit 17th October 1953. No further information about the cross or its site obtained during field work.
Watson, A., 2007-2017?, Devon Crosses, 15, (Vol 1) (Un-published). SDV360833.
Banstable Palme Cross
In A return by the royal Commissioners, of the inventory of Saint Peters Church, Barnstable, in the last year of the reign of Edward VI (1553), there is an item 'Sir John Chechester Knyght pulled down the Palme Cross and caeyed away the stones, iron and led to the valewe of £2'.
University of Southampton, 2018, North Devon Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey Desk-Based Assessment, No. 516 (Interpretation). SDV361978.
Palm crosses were churchyard crosses that were focal point for Palm Sunday observances. Only 3 examples are known from Devon. The suggestion is that this cross was located at St Peter's Church. Recorded on the National Record of the Historic Environment (NHRE No. 33948).
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV320746 | Article in Serial: Masson Phillips, E. N.. 1943. Supplementary Notes on the Ancient Stone Crosses of Devon. (Third Paper). Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 75. A5 Hardback. 263. |
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| SDV360833 | Un-published: Watson, A.. 2007-2017?. Devon Crosses. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. 15, (Vol 1). |
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| SDV361978 | Interpretation: University of Southampton. 2018. North Devon Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey Desk-Based Assessment. RCZAS. Digital. No. 516. [Mapped feature: #117243 ] |
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| SDV71588 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1953. SS53SE27. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 26 2019 2:51PM |
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