Description

SS 21 NW MORWENSTOW MORWENSTOW

1/106 Cross about 1 metre west of
29.9.61 lych gate of Church of St
Morwenna
GV II

Cross. Celtic. Granite. About 50 centimetres of cross shaft and alisee patee
cross carved with circles in relief on each arm and in centre. The truncated shaft
stands on 3 granite steps. The reverend R S Hawker (q.v. church'and vicarage) is
said to have brought the cross to Morwenstow in 1851 from the moor, where it may
have been a pilgrim cross, to commemorate his first wife, Charlotte (q.v. church).
The shaft is carved with the initials C E H. The cross is illustrated in the
Hawker memorial window in the church.

Listing NGR: SS2055015273

External Links

• Historic England Listing

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Recommended Books

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  Yorkshire: York and the East Riding (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  [(Shropshire)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1958)
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  Sussex: West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Worcestershire Revised Edition (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)