| Revision as of 23:30, 24 December 2024 editWarofdreams (talk | contribs)Autopatrolled, Administrators127,404 edits ←Created page with 'thumb|right|The cross, in 2017 '''Helmsley Market Cross''' is a historic structure in Helmsley, a town in North Yorkshire, in England. Helmsley was granted a borough charter in 1191, which gave it permission to host a weekly market. A local tradition states that a market cross was first erected in the churchyard of All Saints' Church, Helmsley, but if the market did start there, it soon flo...' | Latest revision as of 09:44, 25 December 2024 edit undoCrouch, Swale (talk | contribs)Extended confirmed users104,881 editsm pipe | ||
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| '''Helmsley Market Cross''' is a historic structure in ], a town in ], in England. | '''Helmsley Market Cross''' is a historic structure in ], a town in ], in England. | ||
| Helmsley was granted a borough charter in 1191, which gave it permission to host a weekly market. A local tradition states that a market cross was first erected in the churchyard of ], but if the market did start there, it soon flowed into what is now the marketplace, and the cross now stands in the middle of that square.<ref>{{cite book |last1=McDonnell |first1=J. |title=A History of Helmsley Rievaulx and District |date=1963 |publisher=Stonegate Press}}</ref> The square continues to host a weekly market, and for the remainder of the week is used as a car park.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Whitworth |first1=Alan |title=In & Around the North York Moors Through Time |date=2011 |publisher=Amberley Publishing |isbn=9781445628899}}</ref> The cross was ] in 1955.<ref name="nhle">{{cite web |title=Market Cross |url=https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1175428?section=official-list-entry |website=National Heritage List for England |publisher=Historic England |access-date=24 December 2024}}</ref> | Helmsley was granted a borough charter in 1191, which gave it permission to host a weekly market. A local tradition states that a market cross was first erected in the churchyard of ], but if the market did start there, it soon flowed into what is now the marketplace, and the cross now stands in the middle of that square.<ref>{{cite book |last1=McDonnell |first1=J. |title=A History of Helmsley Rievaulx and District |date=1963 |publisher=Stonegate Press}}</ref> The square continues to host a weekly market, and for the remainder of the week is used as a car park.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Whitworth |first1=Alan |title=In & Around the North York Moors Through Time |date=2011 |publisher=Amberley Publishing |isbn=9781445628899}}</ref> The cross was ] in 1955.<ref name="nhle">{{cite web |title=Market Cross |url=https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1175428?section=official-list-entry |website=National Heritage List for England |publisher=Historic England |access-date=24 December 2024}}</ref> | ||
| The market cross is built of ]. It consists of an octagonal shaft with a cross on a square ] with six steps. The head of the cross was replaced in the 19th century.<ref name="nhle" /><ref>{{cite book |last1=Page |first1=William |title=A History of the County of York North Riding: Volume 1 |date=1914 |publisher=Victoria County History |location=London |url=https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/yorks/north/vol1/pp485-505}}</ref> | The market cross is built of ]. It consists of an octagonal shaft with a cross on a square ] with six steps. The head of the cross was replaced in the 19th century.<ref name="nhle" /><ref>{{cite book |last1=Page |first1=William |title=A History of the County of York North Riding: Volume 1 |date=1914 |publisher=Victoria County History |location=London |url=https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/yorks/north/vol1/pp485-505}}</ref> | ||
Latest revision as of 09:44, 25 December 2024
Helmsley Market Cross is a historic structure in Helmsley, a town in North Yorkshire, in England.
Helmsley was granted a borough charter in 1191, which gave it permission to host a weekly market. A local tradition states that a market cross was first erected in the churchyard of All Saints' Church, but if the market did start there, it soon flowed into what is now the marketplace, and the cross now stands in the middle of that square. The square continues to host a weekly market, and for the remainder of the week is used as a car park. The cross was grade II listed in 1955.
The market cross is built of sandstone. It consists of an octagonal shaft with a cross on a square pedestal with six steps. The head of the cross was replaced in the 19th century.
See also
References
- McDonnell, J. (1963). A History of Helmsley Rievaulx and District. Stonegate Press.
- Whitworth, Alan (2011). In & Around the North York Moors Through Time. Amberley Publishing. ISBN 9781445628899.
- ^ "Market Cross". National Heritage List for England. Historic England. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
- Page, William (1914). A History of the County of York North Riding: Volume 1. London: Victoria County History.