List entry Summary
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
Name: SANDBACH CROSSES
List entry Number: 1159937
Location
SANDBACH CROSSES, MARKET SQUARE
The building may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
| County |
District |
District Type |
Parish |
| Cheshire East | Unitary Authority | Sandbach |
National Park: Not applicable to this List entry.
Grade: I
Date first listed: 11-Aug-1950
Date of most recent amendment: 27-Apr-1978
Legacy System Information
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Legacy System: LBS
UID: 56244
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List entry Description
Summary of Building
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Reasons for Designation
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History
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Details
MARKET SQUARE
1.
5144
(In the Centre)
Sandbach Crosses
(Formerly listed
under Market Place)
SJ 7560 1/21 11.8.50.
GV I
2.
Celebrated pair of Anglo-Saxon crosses. Probably early-mid C9. Original site
unknown and probably brought here in late Middle Ages. The crosses were thrown
down, either after the Reformation or during the Civil War and the parts dispersed. In 1816 they were recovered as far as possible and re-erected, the crosses being set in stone sockets and placed side-by-side on a 3-stepped stone base. The north, and taller, cross has a mutilated head and the south one a truncated shaft with mutilated head from another cross. Both crosses are decorated on all faces with carved figures, animals, vine scrolls etc, and the north cross has panels depicting biblical scenes. AM.
Listing NGR: SJ7587760825
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National Grid Reference: SJ 75877 60825
Map
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