Description

BURNLEY

SD8530 TOWNELEY PARK
906-1/7/143 Foldys' Cross approximately 300m
10/11/51 south-west of Towneley Hall
(Formerly Listed as:
TODMORDEN ROAD
(East side)
Foldys Cross south west of Towneley
Hall in Towneley Park)

GV II

Commemorative cross also used as market cross. Commemorates
John Foldys. Dated 1520 on plinth; erected in St Peter's
churchyard, damaged in 1789, removed to Towneley Hall and
re-erected with a new shaft; restored 1908-11 and now mounted
on a high C20 base of 7 steps. Sandstone. Octagonal, with a
moulded plinth which has sunk panels containing raised
lettering in Gothic script (see below), a restored octagonal
shaft, an original moulded cap with carved emblems and
fleurons on the collar, and an ornately-carved cross with a
primitive crucifix on one side and "IHS" on the other. The
lettering on the plinth reads:
"Orate pro anima Johannis Foldys, capellani qui istam crucem
fieri fecit Anno Domini MCCCCCXX".
("Pray for the soul of John Foldys, chaplain who caused this
cross to be made in the year of Our Lord 1520").

Listing NGR: SD8523430660

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26539625

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Recommended Books

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  Building Small Projects (New Best of Fine Woodworking)
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  Cornwall (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius (Penguin Art & Architecture)
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects by Harwood, Richard (2012) Paperback
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  London 4: North: North v. 4 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990: Updated version