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The Wishing Chair Cross base is a medieval stone monument located at the junction of Stakesby Road and Westbourne Road in Yorkshire. The surviving structure comprises a substantial stone base, representative of market or wayside crosses that were common features of the medieval English landscape, typically serving as focal points for commerce, gathering, and religious observance. The monument dates to the medieval period, though the upper portions of the cross, including any shaft or head, have been lost to time. Such crosses often marked important intersections and were integral to the organisation of medieval settlements and their surrounding territories.
The Wishing Chair Cross cross base at junction of Stakesby Road and Westbourne Road is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009851. View the official record →
The Wishing Chair Cross base is a medieval stone monument located at the junction of Stakesby Road and Westbourne Road in Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009851.
The Wishing Chair Cross cross base at junction of Stakesby Road and Westbourne Road 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 1009851.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including World War II bombing decoy, 500m north west of John Cross (8.3 km), John Cross boundary cross on Shooting House Rigg immediately east of Wilson's Shooting House (8.4 km), Round barrow 370m south of Thorn Keys Howes (8.6 km).
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