Record Details
| NHER Number: | 19197 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Site of medieval market cross |
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Summary
This is the site of a medieval market cross that once stood on the road outside Clock House. It was not as old as the other market cross to the east (NHER 19195), and was demolished in 1820 and replaced with a pyramidal milestone marker. The wood spandrels in Clock House come from the other cross but the brick panels in Clock House parapet are said to be remnants of this cross.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TF 91542 00808 |
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| Map Sheet: | TF90SW |
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| Parish: | WATTON, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
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Full description
In road outside Clock House. Site of cross - market cross. Said to be 'not as old' as that on site 19195 to east. Demolished 1820 and pyramidal milestone erected on site. Wood spandrels in Clock House come from cross 19195, not this one. But brick panels in Clock House parapet are said by Pevnser to be from this cross. Flint and stone double block now on site (base of town sign?).
E. Rose (NAU) 19 May 1983.
Monument Types
- MARKET CROSS (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1820 AD)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| --- | Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card. |
| --- | Monograph: Pevsner, N and Wilson, W. 1999. Norfolk 2: North-West and South. The Buildings of England. 2nd Edition. p 753. |
Related records
| 19198 | Related to: Clock House, High Street (Building) |
| 19195 | Related to: Site of medieval market cross (Monument) |
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