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| market cross, Burton-in-Kendal | ||
| Street:- | Main Street | |
| locality:- | Burton-in-Kendal | |
| civil parish:- | Burton-in-Kendal (formerly Westmorland) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | market cross | |
| coordinates:- | SD53017644 | |
| 1Km square:- | SD5376 | |
| 10Km square:- | SD57 | |
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 BJS09.jpg The plaque says that Burton had a market charter from Charles II, 1661; the cross was erected by public subscription, 18th century. (taken 12.8.2005)  BOC49.jpg (taken 5.9.2007) |
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| evidence:- | old map:- OS County Series (Wmd 47 13) |
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| source data:- | Maps, County Series maps of Great Britain, scales 6 and 25
inches to 1 mile, published by the Ordnance Survey, Southampton,
Hampshire, from about 1863 to 1948. "Cross" |
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| evidence:- | old text:- Harper 1907 |
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| source data:- | HP01p098.txt Page 98:- "... a narrow street of grey stone houses opens into a little square where the granite pillar of a market-cross, reared upon three steps, stands, bearing witness to an importance otherwise not only past, but almost forgotten. ..." HP01p099.txt Page 99:- "..."  click to enlargeHP0104.jpg "THE MARKET CROSS AND PILLORY, BURTON-IN-KENDAL." "..." item:- JandMN : 1055.5 Image © see bottom of page |
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| evidence:- | database:- Listed Buildings 2010 |
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| source data:- | courtesy of English Heritage "MARKET CROSS / / THE SQUARE / BURTON IN KENDAL / SOUTH LAKELAND / CUMBRIA / II / 76661 / SD5301676432" |
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| source data:- | courtesy of English Heritage "Market Cross. C18. Dressed limestone. Corniced tapering column, with moulded square base, on plinth with chamfered base set on 3 octagonal steps. South-west face of 2nd step has indentations said to be remains of leg-irons used as stocks." |
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 BOC50.jpg Fixings for shackles on the base of the market cross. (taken 5.9.2007) |
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