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Memorial Cross Approximately 12 Metres North of Church of All Saints

A Grade II Listed Building in Canford Cliffs, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

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Coordinates

Latitude: 50.7136 / 50°42'48"N

Longitude: -1.9165 / 1°54'59"W

OS Eastings: 405994

OS Northings: 90439

OS Grid: SZ059904

Mapcode National: GBR 446.29S

Mapcode Global: FRA 67W6.17M

Plus Code: 9C2WP37M+CC

Entry Name: Memorial Cross Approximately 12 Metres North of Church of All Saints

Listing Date: 13 September 1995

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1217537

English Heritage Legacy ID: 412644

ID on this website: 101217537

Location: All Saints' Church, Branksome Park, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, Dorset, BH13

County: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Poole

Traditional County: Dorset

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Dorset

Church of England Parish: Branksome Park All Saints

Church of England Diocese: Salisbury

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Description



POOLE

SZ09SE WESTERN ROAD, Branksome Park
958-1/6/210 (East side)
Memorial cross approximately 12
metres north of Church of All Saints

GV II

Memorial cross. Dated 1909. Polished grey granite. Monument
has square stepped base with shallow slopes to top surfaces.
Square, stop-chamfered cross shaft. Elaborate cross head with
carved shields of arms to lower section, then Chinese
characters to front and back, carved in relief, framed by
tabernacle which has trefoiled ogee-arched head within
crocketed gablet. Across head of gablet a keel shape with
carved shields of arms either end. Commemorative inscription
to base to ANNE LOOMIS WIFE OF/ JH HUNT EX-COMMISSIONER OF
CHINESE IMPERIAL CUSTOMS HANITOW/ DIED AT "TRINFIELD"
BRANKSOME PARK/ 14 JUNE 1909 AGED 53 YEARS" and another to
bottom step to her husband John Henry Hunt, who died at
Trinfield March 1949 aged 100. The monument is a remarkable
synthesis of Chinese and Gothic elements.


Listing NGR: SZ0599490439

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