Percy's Cross, Beanley
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Percy's Cross, Beanley by David Clark as part of the Geograph project.
The Geograph project started in 2005 with the aim of publishing, organising and preserving representative images for every square kilometre of Great Britain, Ireland and the Isle of Man.
There are currently over 7.5m images from over 14,400 individuals and you can help contribute to the project by visiting https://www.geograph.org.uk

Image: © David Clark Taken: 14 Jul 2013
Percy's Cross, with enclosing wall and railings II* Wayside cross, later C15; C19 wall and railings. Sandstone, cast iron. Square socket stone carrying shaft with chamfered angles; each face bears relief carvings of crescents, fusils and lucies (pikes), with fetterlocks on the angle chamfers. Head missing; overall height c.3 metres. Enclosing dwarf wall with chamfered coping, carrying rails with barbed tops; similar gate on north. The carved motifs are all Percy emblems; the cross commemorates Sir Ralph Percy, who fell leading the Lancastrian army at the battle of Hedgeley Moor, 23rd April 1464.
Image Location






