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| HER Number: | MDV3967 |
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| Name: | Cross, St Andrew's Church, Whitchurch |
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Summary
An octagonal socket stone with hollow chamfered top edge. Has recently been used as the base for a new memorial cross.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 492 726 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX47SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Tavistock |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WHITCHURCH |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX47SE/24/3
Monument Type(s) and Dates
Full description
Masson Phillips, E. N., 1937, The Ancient Stone Crosses of Devon: Part I, 315 (Article in Serial). SDV240502.
In the churchyard, near the south entrance is a cross. Type B. An octagonal socket stone with hollow chamfered top edge. The socket hole is nearly square, and is unusually shallow.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1953, SX47SE10 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV350183.
Remains of stone cross. Socket stone in churchyard of St Andrews Church, near the south entrance. Octagonal socket stone with hollow chamfered top edge. The socket-hole is nearly square, and is unusually shallow. Ancient Stone Crosses of Devon.
Site visit 18th July 1950. Condition Good.
Masson Phillips, E. N., 1984, Supplementary Notes on the Ancient Stone Crosses of Devon (Seventh Paper), 153 (Article in Serial). SDV345276.
Has recently been used as the base for a new memorial cross.
Watson, A., 2007-2017?, Devon Crosses, 510, (Vol 4), sketch (Un-published). SDV360833.
Whitchurch Churchyard SX493727
A cross and socket stone stands in the churchyard, near its south entrance. An octagonal socket stone with hollow chamfered top edge. The socket hole is nearly square, and is unusually shallow. This ancient socket stone bears a modern memorial cross, erected in the early 1980s, square in section, it bears a plaque - 'Erected in memory of William Henry Mudge 1981, Captain of the church bell ringers'.
Cross height 1.65 metres, span 0.81 metres. Base 0.35 by 0.30 metres. Socket stone 0.71 metres by 0.58 metres high (octagonal).
Google, 2012, Google Streetview (Website). SDV348799.
Map object based on this source.
Ordnance Survey, 2012, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV348725.
Map object based on this source.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV240502 | Article in Serial: Masson Phillips, E. N.. 1937. The Ancient Stone Crosses of Devon: Part I. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 69. A5 Hardback. 315. |
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| SDV345276 | Article in Serial: Masson Phillips, E. N.. 1984. Supplementary Notes on the Ancient Stone Crosses of Devon (Seventh Paper). Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 116. Paperback Volume. 153. |
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| SDV348725 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2012. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV348799 | Website: Google. 2012. Google Streetview. http://maps.google.co.uk. Website. |
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| SDV350183 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1953. SX47SE10. OSAD Card. 74. Card Index + Digital. |
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| SDV360833 | Un-published: Watson, A.. 2007-2017?. Devon Crosses. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. 510, (Vol 4), sketch. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV3964 | Related to: St Andrew's Parish Church, Whitchurch (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 2 2018 3:20PM |
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