Description

BANBURY HORSE FAIR
SP4540SW
9/72 Banbury Cross
07/10/69
GV II*

Banbury Cross. 1858 by J. Gibbs of Oxford to comemmorate the marriage of
Victoria, Princess Royal, to the Crown Prince of Prussia. Additions made in 1914
include the figures of Queen Victoria, Edward VII and George V. Carved by
Boulton and Sons. Limestone. In the style of an Eleanor Cross with niches,
statues and small spire. 3 medieval crosses are mentioned in Banbury. There is
no evidence that a medieval cross stood in Horse Fair but the site was probably
selected for the 1858 cross because the historian Alfred Beesley writing in 1841
considered that it had been the site of the principal cross at Banbury. From
medieval times onwards Banbury Cross has assumed significance as a local
landmark.
(V.C.H.: Oxfordshire, Vol.X, p.23; Buildings of England: Oxfordshire, 1974,
p.437)

Listing NGR: SP4532440399

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17548116

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Recommended Books

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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  Yorkshire West Riding: Sheffield and the South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Hampshire: Winchester and the North (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990: Updated version
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  Gwent/Monmouthshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Wales)
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  Cambridgeshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)