Description

MALPAS C.P. THE CROSS
SJ 44 NE
2/54 Malpas Cross
1/3/1967
GV II
Cross, base medieval, cross 1873, of red sandstone. The octagonal
base, on sloping ground, has 7 steps to High Street and 5 and 4 on its
sides to Church Street. Octagonal monument, on 2 stone steps in C14
style, has a gabled niche to each side and a crocketed spire
surmounted by a cross. Stiff-leaf ornament; cusped niche arches,
mouchettes and quatrefoils. Inscribed IN MEMORY OF THE REVEREND
AUGUSTUS THURLOW M.A. CHANCELLOR OF THE DIOCESE OF CHESTER AND FOR 33
YEARS RECTOR OF THE UPPER MEDIETY OF MALPAS (which had 2 Rectors).
BORN JULY 3rd 1802, DIED JULY 5th 1873: ERECTED BY HIS CHILDREN.

Listing NGR: SJ4874247247

External Links

• Historic England Listing

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  [(Cumberland and Westmorland)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1967)
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  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)