Cross House, Giles Geast, and Thomas Collins white plaque

This white commemorative plaque records: Cross House. This substantial merchant's house is thought to stand on the site of the medieval Court House of the Lords of Tewkesbury. Built in the fifteenth century, initially two storey and at least two separate abodes. Probably the residence of Giles Geast an important Tudor philanthropist (the adjacent Tolsey Lane was once called Geast Lane.) The house was greatly altered in the Tudor and Stuart periods with the addition of a third storey and some especially fine internal panelling and staircases. In the 1860s Thomas Collins a local conservationist restored the building and removed the Georgian pargetting exposing again the timber frame. Recorded plaque organisation: Tewkesbury Civic Society.

Cross House, built in the fifteenth century, has been significantly altered over time and was once the residence of Giles Geast, a notable Tudor philanthropist. In the 1860s, Thomas Collins, a local conservationist, restored the building, uncovering its original timber frame.