Monument record MDO44486 - The Fish Cross, Gold Hill, Shaftesbury

The Fish Cross stood a little to the west of the Town Hall. The building had a lead roof and was in existence about 1780. Upjohn's Plan of Shaftesbury 1799, does not show the building, so that it seems to have been removed between 1780 and 1799.

ST 86292292. The Fish Cross stood a little to the west of the Town Hall. The building had a lead roof and was in existence about 1780. (Willis's plan depicts the building as a rectangular and oriented NE-SW. It is described as 'Fish Cross'. Upjohn's Plan of Shaftesbury 1799, does not show the building, so that it seems to have been removed between 1780 & 1799). <1-3>

The site falls in a built up area and no visible trace of the Fish Cross remains. <4>

National Record of the Historic Environment, 206447 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

<1> Hutchins, J R, 1803, The History and Antiquities of The County of Dorset Volume 2. 2nd edition, Opposite page 391 (Monograph). SDO18013.

Upjohn's Planof Shaftesbury 1799 Appx scale 20" 1 mile

<2> Shipp, W (ed), 1868, The History and Antiquities of the County of Dorset. 3rd edition. Volume 3, 43 (Monograph). SWX3207.

Willis's Plan of Shaftesbury 1615 scale 16" 1 mile

<3> Pope, A, 1906, Old Stone Crosses of Dorset, 96 (Bibliographic reference). SWX1408.

<5> Edwards, D W, Field Investigator's Comments DE, F1 DE 27-JAN-56 (Unpublished document). SDO18341.

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Oct 3 2022 2:04PM