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Cross in forecourt of Methodist Chapel, Chapel Street is a wayside cross of medieval origin located in Cornwall. The monument stands in the forecourt of a Methodist chapel on Chapel Street, representing a survival of pre-Reformation religious infrastructure that was subsequently incorporated into the landscape of later nonconformist worship. Medieval crosses of this type typically served as focal points for Christian devotion and community gathering, and their preservation into the modern period often reflects the continued sacred significance of particular sites. The cross's retention within a Methodist chapel forecourt demonstrates the layered religious history of the location, where medieval and early modern Christian traditions intersect.
Cross in forecourt of Methodist Chapel, Chapel Street is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006666. View the official record →
Cross in forecourt of Methodist Chapel, Chapel Street is a wayside cross of medieval origin located in Cornwall. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006666.
Cross in forecourt of Methodist Chapel, Chapel Street is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1006666.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Three wayside crosses in the grounds of Clowance (4.8 km), Round cairn and kerbed cairn 300m north east of Blackrock Farm (5.2 km), Standing stone 100m west of Lezerea Farm (6.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Cross in forecourt of Methodist Chapel, Chapel Street's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Cross in forecourt of Methodist Chapel, Chapel Street stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Devonian, bedrock that formed in the Devonian. The rock here is mafic igneous-rock.