The Cross (West Bedlington)
The Cross, Bedlington. Photo by Northumberland County Council, 1970.
(NZ 2594 8192) Cross. (1)
Applies to a square pedestal with masonry about 5 links square and about 15 feet high built in the centre. Situated in the Market Place. No information available regarding its history. (2)(3)
A market cross constructed of dressed sandstone blocks consisting of a shaft 4m high set upon a pedestal 4.8m by 4.5m and 1m high. No datable evidence was obtained. See photograph. (4)
A kind of Market Cross in the form of an obelisk, probably of the 18th century. (5)
Condition unchanged. (6)
The Cross, grade II listed building. Market cross. Probably 18th century. Overall height 4m. (7)
Plan of 1800 shows a square likely to represent the market cross in the street immediately west of the church, east of its present position. (8)
Applies to a square pedestal with masonry about 5 links square and about 15 feet high built in the centre. Situated in the Market Place. No information available regarding its history. (2)(3)
A market cross constructed of dressed sandstone blocks consisting of a shaft 4m high set upon a pedestal 4.8m by 4.5m and 1m high. No datable evidence was obtained. See photograph. (4)
A kind of Market Cross in the form of an obelisk, probably of the 18th century. (5)
Condition unchanged. (6)
The Cross, grade II listed building. Market cross. Probably 18th century. Overall height 4m. (7)
Plan of 1800 shows a square likely to represent the market cross in the street immediately west of the church, east of its present position. (8)
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FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT), Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Field Investigation 1954; E Geary
FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT), Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Field Investigation 1971; D Smith
FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT), Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Field Investigation 1971; D Smith
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