taken 13 years ago, near to Stanhope, County Durham, England
The Old Stanhope Market Cross
The plaque below says that this column is all that remains of the market cross erected on the occasion of the re-founding of Stanhope Market in 1669. It is a listed building Link . The "new" market cross (of 1871) is shown in NY9939 : The Church of St. Thomas, Stanhope; it too is a listed building Link .