More information : [SJ 8436 7692] Alderley Cross [TI] (1)
A preaching cross probably dating back a long time before the
erection of the church [14th C.] (2)
SJ 84347692. The cross is comprised of a 1.3 m high stone base with
three steps above and a socket stone with fragment of shaft.
The latter are only slightly weathered and the steps lightly worn.
See G.Ps. AO/64/12/2 (3)
Village cross. Grade II. (4)
SJ 8434 7691. Cross at Nether Alderley on the crossroads of Welsh
Row and Congleton Road. Scheduled RSM No 25708. A stepped plinth and
cross base with a fragment of the original shaft, in its original
position at a crossroads on the edge of the village. The plinth is
raised on a platform of dressed local sandstone and has 3 steps. The
platform is squared and stands 1.25m high measuring 2.53m wide on
the E side. The first step measures 2.15m wide on the S side and
1.98m wide on the E, standing 0.22m high. The second step is 1.68m
wide on the S and 1.55m wide on the E and stands 0.24m high. This is
topped by a platform of three large blocks measuring 0.69m x 0.63m
and 0.26m high. The cross base above is 0.69m x 0.63m and 0.76m high.
It has bevelled edges. The shaft is a squared stone with chamfered
edges 0.25m wide and 0.25m high. the plinth is surrounded by a kerb
of large dressed stones. (5)
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