Building record 979/0/1 - Village Cross c.40m South-West of St. Mary's Church

Village cross. The style suggests that it is probably early 14th century. It consists of three steps and an octagonal shaft topped by a capitol. The head is missing but a sketch shows it to have been a lantern cross. Scheduled and listed.

{1, 4} S.W. of Great Brington Church, just outside the churchyard gate, stands the Village Cross. There are three, octagonal, stone steps, an octagonal shaft and a small, decorated capital. Above this is a small, broken, octagonal column which was surmounted by a second capital, now (1901) destroyed.

{2} Cross at SP66686517. Probably C15th. GP A0/62/35/1 (from the south-west).

{3} Village cross standing west of Great Brington Church, outside the churchyard gate. Three octagonal stone steps with an octagonal shaft and a small, decorated capital. Above this is a small, broken octagonal column which was formerly surmounted by a second capital, now destroyed.

{5} Cross, probably C16th. Limestone and lias with ashlar dressings. Octagonal with three steps. Plain octagonal shaft on a square base. Capital damaged. Also scheduled as an Ancient Monument.

{7} Undated photo;

{8} [SP 6668 6517] Cross [G.T.]

{9} Exactly as described by authority {4}, probably 15th century GP:AO/62/35/1 from SW.

{13} Drawing, with measurements, dated May 1st 1888;

<1> Dryden H., 1901, Brington, (unchecked) (Illustration). SNN59974.

<2> Ordnance Survey, 1950s/1960s, Ordnance Survey Record Cards, SP66NE3 (unchecked) (Index). SNN443.

<3> 1961, H.M.S.O. List, (unchecked) (Uncertain). SNN8489.

<4> Markham C.A., 1901, The Stone Crosses of Northamptonshire, p.31+illustration (unchecked) (Report). SNN5725.

<5> Clews Architects, 1980s, Database for Listing of Historic Buildings of Special Architectural Interest: Northamptonshire, 20/58 (Digital archive). SNN102353.

<6> List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest ("Greenback"), G01 (unchecked) (Catalogue). SNN44900.

<7> Photographs of buildings in Brington (Photographs). SNN111901.

<8> Annotated Record Map, OS 6" Prov. (date cut off) (Map). SNN112961.

<9> Harper, FR, 1962, Field Investigators Comments, F1 FRH 23-AUG-62 (Note). SNN112963.

<10> ENGLISH HERITAGE, 1986, DOE Scheduled Ancient Monuments: Northamptonshire (Parts 5-8), 16-Nov-98 (Schedule). SNN104787.

<11> Harper, FR, 1962, Field Investigators Comments, F1 FRH 23-AUG-62 (Note). SNN112963.

<12> Historic England, Undated, St Mary's Church and village cross, Great Brington, Brington (Archive). SNN115715.

<13> Dryden H.E.L., 1842-1895, Dryden Collection, DR/25/45/7 (Archive). SNN115.

Record last edited

Jun 4 2025 10:24AM