Record Details
| NHER Number: | 9160 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Medieval wayside cross, Whitecross Drift |
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Summary
The remains of a 14th or 15th century stone cross survive at Whitecross Drift, albeit heavily overgrown. This cross is referred to on a map of 1681. See also NHER 9159.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TM 0107 9234 |
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| Map Sheet: | TM09SW |
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| Parish: | QUIDENHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
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Full description
Top of Whitecross Drift. Stone cross, remains of according to (S1).
Base with stopangles; shaft about 0.7m high, with mortise for next section in top. Overgrown in summer in wood which was formerly Whitecross Drift (known as Greenway in 1681).
(S2) dates to 14th - 15th centuries, probably correct.
Visited E. Rose (NAU) 11 April 1979.
E. Rose (NAU).
Source states that the 1681 survey refers to the cross as being here.
E. Rose (NLA) 7 December 1995.
The cross itself is also shown on the 1681 map. See file for NHER 9159.
Scheduled 1998 - see file.
Monument Types
- CROSS (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status
- Scheduled Monument
- Listed Building
Sources and further reading
| --- | Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card. |
| --- | Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Medieval. Quidenham. |
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
| --- | Designation: English Heritage. 1990-2013. English Heritage Scheduling Notification. Notification. DNF357. |
| --- | Designation: English Heritage. 1994? -2011?. English Heritage Digital Designation Record. Record. DNF357. |
| <S1> | Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TM 09 SW 5. |
| <S2> | Article in Serial: Cozens-Hardy B. 1934. Norfolk Crosses. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XXV Pt II pp 297-336. p 312. |
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