Description

SHARNFORD WATLING STREET
SP 48 NE (north east side)

5/47
The High Cross
7/10/57 Monument

II

Wayside monument. 1710. Restored late C18 and mid C20. Erected
at the charge of the Earl of Denbigh. Ashlar patched with brick.
Corniced square pedestal with coved corners and 4 pads for corner
shafts. On each side, a square moulded recess containing a
bolection moulded panel, that to the south with a defaced and
illegible Latin inscription. Above and below each of these
panels, a similar smaller rectangular blank panel. Above, a
moulded and corniced square plinth carrying the remains of a
quadruple column with moulded round bases. The remains of the
column and finial are now in the charge of the Leicester City
Museums.

Listing NGR: SP4725588684

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26583032

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