More information : Mab's Cross [G.T.] (Site of) [T.I.] (1)
The base of Mab's Cross is in Standishgate. (2)
The remains of Mab's Cross are embedded in the footpath at the
end of Standishgate. The street level has been raised and partly
conceals the steps which carry a plain stone pedestal and the
pedestal carries a portion of the shaft. (3)
This relic [Mab's Cross] dates from before 1270 (4)
The remains of Mabs Cross now stand at SD.58530628 (Bf, in the
garden of Wigan Girls' High School, on a plinth of two steps, which
have the appearance of being later than the cross proper.
The cross base measures 1.0m x 10.0m. and stands 0.6m. in height,
resting on the base is a socket stone measuring 0.65m. x 0.65m.
& standing 0.3 m. in height, holding a portion of the cross shaft
0.7 m. in height, the shaft itself is oval, having a max. diameter
of 0.3 m. The whole is in a good state of preservation.
The original site of the Cross (A) now occ.d. by major road.
Please see G.P. (5)
Mab's Cross, Standishgate (east side), Grade II*
C13 stump of boundary cross. Originally stood in middle of road.
Subject of one of Lancashire's best known legends. (6)
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