Wick St Lawrence cross
Introduction
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Wick St Lawrence cross
Image: © Neil Owen Taken: 4 Apr 2021
The impressively mounted monument stands close to the church, which itself has a cross (although rather less of it remains). This is pretty uncommon in Britain. This cross is not accuratley dated but the style indicates it may have been crested between 1350 and 1530. In its time, the cross has had additional base stones added to the calvary, which early records seem to suggest were prone to being removed and replaced. However, the shaft is now truncated; it is believed that there was a ball finial, but the elements and vandal attacks have reduced it to a simple stone pillar. Grade II* listed. In front is a bench seat. It bears two plaques relating to the marking of VE Day (1945) and that the seat is donated by the Harvest Home.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.383909
Longitude
-2.912434