What is recorded here
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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Places near here
Butter CrossListed building · 4 yd
Town HallListed building · 25 yd
Alice Maud BattMemorial · 127 yd
Queen Victoria Jubilee PlaqueMemorial · 353 yd
Bishop's PalaceArchaeological place · 388 yd
GrimesmeadNature reserve · 616 yd
Cogges Manor Farm MuseumMuseum · 650 yd
The Leys ParkBeach / strand · 653 yd
The BarnsVisitor information · 701 yd
Milestone at B4022, A4095 crossroadsMonument or public art · 928 yd
Gable end 96 Tower Hill WitneyCastle, fort or tower · 1233 yd
Iron Sculpture, Jubilee WayPublic sculpture · 1.1 miOther information
Photo: Roger Templeman · CC BY-SA 2.0