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: THE BRISTOL HIGH CROSS
List entry Number: 1318471
Location
THE BRISTOL HIGH CROSS
The building may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
| County |
District |
District Type |
Parish |
| Wiltshire | Unitary Authority | Stourton with Gasper |
National Park: Not applicable to this List entry.
Grade: I
Date first listed: 09-Sep-1987
Date of most recent amendment: Not applicable to this List entry.
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Legacy System: LBS
UID: 321248
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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
STOURTON WITH GASPER STOURHEAD GARDENS
ST 73 SE
(east side)
6/142 The Bristol High Cross
GV I
Market cross. Early C15, early C16 and 1633, from Bristol, moved
to Stourhead by Henry Hoare 1765, restored 1894 and 1981.
Limestone. Four tiers of decreasing height, the lower open stage
on four octagonal piers with cusped ogee arches, central pier
restored 1981. Second stage of canopied niches containing replicas
of four statues said to be of King John, Henry III and two of
Edward I, crocketed pinnacles at angles. Third stage added 1633;
canopied niches containing seated figures of Henry VI, Elizabeth I,
James I and Charles I. Upper stage of small canopied niches with
heraldic shields flanked by small figures. Crocketed pinnacle with
cross finial to top. This originally stood at the street crossing
at the centre of mediaeval Bristol, was taken down and removed to
College Green 1736, but dismantled in 1762. Henry Hoare was a
friend of The Dean and acquired the monument for his developing
landscape at Stourhead. Scheduled Ancient Monument, Wiltshire, No
247.
(K. Woodbridge, The Stourhead Landscape, 1982)
Listing NGR: ST7755333964
Selected Sources
- Book Reference - Author: K Woodbridge - Title: The Stourhead Landscape - Date: 1982
- Article Reference - Title: Part 46 Wiltshire - Journal Title: Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England
National Grid Reference: ST 77552 33964
Map
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