Bristol High Cross is a monumental market cross said to have been erected c.1373 in the centre of Bristol, England, to commemorate the granting of a charter by Edward III to make Bristol a county, sep
The cross is now at the entrance to the gardens of the Stourhead estate
Black and white sketch from c1900 depicting 1704-1733 period, looking east from Corn Street to Wine Street, Bristol. The church tower visible is that of Christ Church with St Ewen, Bristol. On the far left of the image, on the north side of the road is the Register Office (previously the old Council House). In the centre of the junction can be seen the Bristol High Cross, and on the right of the image, on the south side of Wine Street is The Dutch House, damaged during the
The south prospect of the cross (1673)
The cross in its second location beside the cathedral, by Samuel Scott c.1750
Corn Street, together with Broad Street, Wine Street and High Street, is one of the four cross streets which met at the Bristol High Cross, the heart of Bristol, England when it was a walled medieval
Bristol High Cross
…East, facing Wine Street—Henry III; Henry VI West, facing Corn Street—Edward III; Elizabeth I South, facing High Street—Edward IV; James I…
Corn Street, looking towards its crossroads with Broad Street, Wine Street and High Street. The Exchange is on the right.
Original Caption: 'The Corne Market-house as it stood before taken down'
Corn Street, looking towards Wine Street on a market day