Percy's Cross with Enclosing Wall and Railings
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Percy's Cross with Enclosing Wall and Railings by Russel Wills 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: © Russel Wills Taken: 19 Jun 2014
Wayside cross. 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. 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. Enclosure overgrown with weeds. Access over locked gate! In the background is the trackbed of the old Alnwick to Cornhill railway.
Image Location






