Listed Building record MDO14525 - Cross south of St Andrews Church, Trent

Churchyard cross, the base and bottom of shaft are fifteenth century. Nineteenth century continuation of shaft and gabled aedicule. Lord Fisher of Lambeth, 99th Archbishop of Canterbury lies buried in the vault beneath the cross.

Described as remains of a 15th. Cent. Cross. <1>

These remains of cross were removed to present site in the churchyard from the cross roads [see ST 51 NE 28]. It was restored as a 1914-18 War memorial. Graphical material omitted. <3>

A restored circular calvary with lower diameter of 4.3m support a circular socket stone of HAM HILL STONE 0.4m high and 0.9m upper diameter. Set in the socket stone is a shaft of square section with sides of 0.3m and with ornately carved corners. The original shaft remains to a height of 0.7m and thereafter has been restored in two periods including a figure head. The restorations can be readily detached by the use of different stones and the relative amount of weathering they have been subjected to. There is no visible evidence that it is a war memorial. <5>

It is supposed to be of 15thC date and is said to have been restored as a war memorial. <6>

<1> Pooley, Charles, 1877, Old Crosses of Somerset, 94 (Monograph). SDO18015.

<2> Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey Map 6in, 1938 (Map). SWX1540.

[ST58961852] Cross War Mem [TI]

<3> Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Object Name Book (ONB) reference, 1901, 2, (and revision of 1927) (Monograph). SWX8217.

<4> Royal Commission on Historical Monuments England, 1952, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume I (West), 254 (Monograph). SDO97.

'Churchyard Cross; south of church - part of square shaft with leaf ornament at angles, moulded circular base, fifteenth century, upper part and steps modern.'

<5> Rigg, J, Field Investigators Comments JR, F1 JR 06-JUL-55 (Unpublished document). SWX1255.

<6> Rigg, J, Field Investigators Comments JR, F2 JR 07-JUL-55 (Unpublished document). SWX1255.

<6.1> Oliver, Revd, 1955, Oral: Rev Oliver, Rector of Trent, 7.7.55 (Verbal communication). SDO17826.

<7> Historic England, Historic England Archive, AO55/172/4 (Index). SDO14738.

PART 15TH CENT. CROSS (LEAF ORNAMENT ON SHAFT,MOULDED CIRCULAR BASE),MOVED FROM CROSSROADS (ST51NE28,ST 5908 1864),RESTORED AS WW1 MEMORIAL

<8> National Record of the Historic Environment, 196032 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Record last edited

Aug 22 2024 3:36PM