Record Details
| NHER Number: | 1279 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Relocated medieval cross at Hunstanton Green |
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Summary
A medieval cross that has been set on modern steps at Hunstanton Green. It originally stood at Gipsies' Green, Old Hunstanton (NHER 1280), but was moved to its present location during the 19th century. A local legend suggests that it once stood in Snettisham, but this is unlikely.
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Location
| Grid Reference: | TF 67296 40962 |
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| Map Sheet: | TF64SE |
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| Parish: | HUNSTANTON, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
Cross.
Moved here from Gipsies' Green, Old Hunstanton. Fragment of fluted shaft on base ornamented with shields. Set on modern steps in green.
E. Rose (NAU), 7 April 1976.
See (S1) and file under NHER 13189, as well as NHER 1280.
E. Rose.
For details of restoration 1996 (S2) see file.
NGR corrected from original TF 6730 4095.
M. Horlock (NLA), 17 December 2002.
April 2006.
It was moved to its present location during the 19th century.
A local legend suggests that it once stood in Snettisham and served as its market cross, but this is unlikely.
See (S3) and (S4).
D. Robertson (NLA), 7 April 2006.
Monument Types
- CROSS (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status
Sources and further reading
| --- | Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TF 64 SE 2 [2]. |
| --- | 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 443. |
| --- | Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Medieval. Hunstanton (Old). |
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
| <S1> | Article in Serial: Cozens-Hardy B. 1934. Norfolk Crosses. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XXV Pt II pp 297-336. p 316; Pl 6. |
| <S2> | Unpublished Document: Januarys Consultant Surveyors. 1996. Specification for Repair/Remedial Works to Cross-on-the-Green, Hunstanton: Conservator to the Fabric for Borough Council of King's Lynn and West Norfolk. |
| <S3> | Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1980. Snettisham stone cross. 17 October. |
| <S4> | Correspondence: 1980/1981. Correspondence regarding Snettisham Market Cross. |
Related records
| 1280 | Related to: Site of a medieval cross at Gipsy's Green (Monument) |
| 13189 | Related to: Site of Snettisham Market Cross (Snettisham, poorly located) (Monument) |
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