Overview
The Buttercross is recorded as Memorial. The Buttercross. In 1606 Richard Ashcombe left £50 to build “a house over and above the cross.” The clock was added in 1683 after a bequest from William Blake of Cogges. Tradition has it that a statue of the Virgin Mary stood on the central pillar.
Why it was made
The saved account explains why this place is remembered as a memorial. The Buttercross. In 1606 Richard Ashcombe left £50 to build “a house over and above the cross.” The clock was added in 1683 after a bequest from William Blake of Cogges. Tradition has it that a statue of the Virgin Mary stood on the central pillar.
People and events
The Buttercross. In 1606 Richard Ashcombe left £50 to build “a house over and above the cross.” The clock was added in 1683 after a bequest from William Blake of Cogges. Tradition has it that a statue of the Virgin Mary stood on the central pillar.
How it worked
The memorial fixes this account to one named and mapped place. The source does not give a fuller account of its construction or operation, so none is added.
What remains
The Buttercross remains the exact recorded subject. The saved wording does not provide a full condition survey, and this account does not claim more surviving fabric than the source establishes.
Why it mattered
The Buttercross matters because it preserves a specific local connection that would otherwise be reduced to a name on a map. The Buttercross. In 1606 Richard Ashcombe left £50 to build “a house over and above the cross.” The clock was added in 1683 after a bequest from William Blake of Cogges. Tradition has it that a statue of the Virgin Mary stood on the central pillar.
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