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Cross O The Moor

Hob Uid: 78043
Location :
Cheshire East
Sutton
Grid Ref : SJ9561369226
Summary : Medieval sculptured free standing wayside cross, 500m North of Sutton End Farm. A medieval wayside standing cross in situ and known locally as the Cross o' the Moor or the Greenway Cross. It stands 1.74m high and consists of a freestone block set upright with a cross cut in relief on the W and E faces. The block is 0.28m thick at the base, tapering to 0.12m at the top. The E face has the date 1887 cut into the stone which is a later addition and may be a surveyor's mark. This face has also been cut with an old OS bench mark on the left side near the ground. The cross can be dated to the earler medieval period from its style.
More information : [SJ 95616922] Cross [GT] (Remains of) (1)

An upright, rough, unhewn flat stone, having a cross within a
circle at the top, known as 'Cross o' th' Moor' or 'Greenway
Cross'. (2)

The stone has a plain latin cross in relief on two faces. The
"circle" referred is vague and is probably incidental to the
carving of the crosses.
See GP AO/64/13/7. (3)

(SJ95616922) Cross (NR) (4)

Cross N of Sutton End Farm. Scheduled. (5)

Wayside cross. Grade II. (6)

SJ 9561 6922. Wayside cross 500m N of Sutton End Farm. Scheduled
RSM No 25634. A medieval wayside standing cross in situ and known
locally as the Cross o' the Moor or the Queensway Cross. It stands
1.74m high and consists of a freestone block set upright with a
cross cut in relief on the W and E faces. The block is 0.28m thick
at the base, tapering to 0.12m at the top. The E face has the date
1887 cut into the stone which is a later addition and may be a
surveyor's mark. This face has also been cut with an old OS bench
mark on the left side near the ground. The cross can be dated to the
early medieval period from its style. (7)

Description of the cross which is called the Greenway Cross. (8)

According to this source, the cross is described as the 'Greenway Cross or Cross o' th' Moor'. (9)

According to the HER officer, the cross should be called the 'Greenway Cross', not 'Queensway Cross' and that the latter was probably an error made in the scheduled monument description. (10)

The entry 'Queensway Cross' in the scheduled monument description has been changed to 'Greenway Cross' as part of the Minor Amendment procedure by the English Heritage Designation Department. It was changed on 18th August 2011. (11)



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Source details : OS 6" 1954.
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Source details : E. Cheshire Past and Present 2, 1880, 449. (J.P. Earwaker).
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Source details : Minor amendment change on 18-AUG-2011 in list entry number 1012885.
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Source details : OS 1/10.000 1976
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Source details : DOE Listed Buildings Boro of Macclesfield, Cheshire 25-Sep-1985 31
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Source details : English Heritage Scheduling Amendment 17/7/95
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Source details : Email correspondence received 17-AUG-2011
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Monument Types:
Monument Period Name : Medieval
Display Date : Medieval
Monument End Date : 1540
Monument Start Date : 1066
Monument Type : Wayside Cross, Cross Incised Stone
Evidence : Structure
Monument Period Name : Post Medieval
Display Date : Post Medieval
Monument End Date : 1901
Monument Start Date : 1540
Monument Type : Bench Mark
Evidence : Structure
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Related Records from other datasets:
External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (County No.)
External Cross Reference Number : CH 63
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External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (National No.)
External Cross Reference Number : 25634
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External Cross Reference Source : Listed Building List Entry Legacy Uid
External Cross Reference Number : 58640
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External Cross Reference Source : Unified Designation System UID
External Cross Reference Number : 1012885
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External Cross Reference Source : Unified Designation System UID
External Cross Reference Number : 1159467
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : SJ 96 NE 8
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Associated Activities :
Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1964-04-29
End Date : 1964-04-29