Building record 638/0/42 - Burton Memorial

Memorial cross. 1908. Limestone ashlar. Central pillar with drinking fountains

{1} Memorial cross. 1908. Limestone ashlar. Central pillar with drinking fountains. 3 stages. Lowest with 4 pointed arches, upper with 4 and 8 dummy arches, 4 traceried and 8 flying buttresses with small crocketed pinnacles. Central pillar ends in large crocketed pinnacle. Stepped base. Pair of inscribed bronze tablets.

{2} 1908. Ashlar in gothic style.

{5}Three post medieval 'dumping layers' near the cross. The layers dipped downwards away from the cross. Large amounts of 18th/19th century brick and tile were recovered from the bottom two layers.These may have formed a platform for the memorial cross.

{6} Five undated photos, showing different aspects;

<1> Clews Architects, 1980s, Database for Listing of Historic Buildings of Special Architectural Interest: Northamptonshire, 1/113 (Digital archive). SNN102353.

<2> List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest ("Greenback"), D06B p.12 (unchecked) (Catalogue). SNN44900.

<3> Pevsner N.; Cherry B., 1973, The Buildings of England: Northamptonshire, p.174 (unchecked) (Series). SNN1320.

<4> Ballinger J., 1999, Northamptonshire Extensive Urban Survey: Industrial Period, (unchecked) (Digital archive). SNN4.

<5> ATKINS R., 1998, AN ARCHAEOLOGICAL WATCHING BRIEF AT THE MEMORIAL CROSS, HIGH STREET, DAVENTRY, N'PTON, (unchecked) (Report). SNN44236.

<6> Photographs of buildings in Daventry (Photographs). SNN111630.

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Sep 4 2019 2:46PM