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Low Town Street, WORKSOP, S80 2JR

13th century in origin, the cross shaft restored in the 20th century. It appears to have been a market cross rather than a preaching cross, and there is speculation that it may have been moved from the Market Place at the top of Bridge Street, where a cross is shown on 18th century maps. Alternatively there may traditionally have been two market sites. It was moved to its current position from a location in the middle of Cheapside when the junction was remodelled in 1896. Listed Grade II.

The mark was created for the First Primary Levelling of England and Wales in 1845, included in the branch levelling round Worksop town centre http://www.bench-marks.org.uk/ew1gl/1GLA_348.png . It would have had to be re-surveyed for level when the cross was moved to its current location in 1896.

This OS cut mark can be found on the cross. It marks a point 32.2105m above mean sea level.

The Grade 1-listed, early C14th priory gatehouse facing the B6040 at the point where the local road names change from Cheapside (on the photographer's right) and Potter Street (on the photographer's left). The road running at the side of the gatehouse is Priorswell Road. Until 1893-4, traffic passed through the archway. However, following the demolition of a blacksmith's forge, the road was diverted to the west side of the gatehouse. This whole area was part of the Manor of Radford-by-Worksop, even before the priory was established. Access to the huge priory and its grounds was previously through this heavily secured gatehouse. The small shrine chapel, identifiable by the church-type windows was added later. The upper rooms (a small hall and a medium-size hall) of this gateway property has seen use over the years as short-stay accommodation for visitors to the priory or travellers en-route elsewhere; as a school; ("England's first elementary school"); as residential accommodation for the vicars of this fully-functioning Anglo-Catholic church (i.e. The Priory); as a museum and as a venue for church meetings and functions, i.e. a church hall. It is currently empty and awaiting restoration funding attempts. The C13th, Grade II-listed market cross was formerly situated in the centre of Worksop but was re-sited here in 1896. The road (and before that, the track) that ran between where the traffic signals are now situated - right up to the archway - arrived here from Welbeck and Mansfield, having passed through sections of the much larger Sherwood Forest in the days of yore.

See http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/4692160 for location.

On Netherton Road.

Looking west from Priorswell Road. There is a bench mark http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/4692158 just to the right of the arched opening, left.

Early 14th century gatehouse to Worksop Priory