Cross 120m south west of Tollgate Farm

Heritage listing

Details The monument includes a medieval standing stone cross located 120m south west of Tollgate Farm on the parish boundary between North Walsham and Worstead. The cross, which is Listed Grade II, includes the socket stone, the shaft, the capital and the remains of the head. The socket stone is 0.7m square at the base and 0.36m in height, rising through chamfered corners with stop angles to an octagonal section on the surface. The shaft, which is mortised into the socket stone and bonded with mortar, is square in section with rounded corners and decorated with roll moulding. It measures 0.26m square at the base and tapers upwards to a height of about 4m. Resting on top of the shaft is the restored capital. This is quatrefoil in section with horizontal moulding and measures about 0.26m square by 0.35m high. The capital supports the head, which although now very worn, is thought originally to have represented the figure of Christ. The head which faces west, measures about 0.6m in height tapering upwards from about 0.3m wide at the base to 0.1m wide at the top. The full height of the cross is about 5.31m. This cross together with one 300m to the south west (the subject of a separate scheduling) are thought to relate to the battle at which Henry le Despencer, Bishop of Norwich, crushed the 1381 Peasant's Revolt lead by Jack Lytester. It is traditionally believed that one or both crosses were set up after the battle. The kerb and the surface of the road to the south of the cross are excluded from the scheduling, although the ground beneath them is included. MAP EXTRACT The site of the monument is shown on the attached map extract. It includes a 1 metre boundary around the archaeological features, considered to be essential for the monument's support and preservation. Legac

From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.