Hornsea Cross
The Hornsea Cross is a historic structure in Hornsea, a town in the East Riding of Yorkshire, in England.
The wayside cross was erected by Southgate, probably in the 14th century.[1] Nikolaus Pevsner claims that the shaft of the cross is later,[2] but Historic England describe it as original,[1] and the Victoria County History describes a different cross, now in the churchyard of St Nicholas' Church, Hornsea, as having had its shaft replaced.[3] The cross head is missing. The structure was grade II listed in 1985.[1]
The cross is carved from white limestone and has a stepped and chamfered base. On it stands a shaft, the lower portion four-sided with trefoiled blank panels, and the upper portion tapering and eight-sided, with broach stops.[1][2]
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References
- 1 2 3 4 Historic England. "Wayside Cross, Hornsea (1249393)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 28 July 2026.
- 1 2 Pevsner, Nikolaus; Neave, David (1995) [1972]. Yorkshire: York and the East Riding. The Buildings of England (2 ed.). New Haven and London: Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-09593-7.
- ↑ Kent, G. H. R. (2002). A History of the County of York East Riding: Volume 7, Holderness Wapentake, Middle and North Divisions. London: Victoria County History. Retrieved 18 August 2026.