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| TitleOfWork: | Wheat Cross | |
| DescriptionOfPhoto: | Illustration from Sheardown, W. (1872) The Marts and Markets, at Doncaster.. (see below) | |
| DateOfCreation: | 1679 | |
| Dimensions: | c. 2.2m | |
| Medium: | stone | |
| Location: | Market Place, Corn Exchange | |
| AtoZReference: | p.32 6D | |
| Postcode: | DN1 1NG | |
| Street: | Market Place | |
| TownOrVillage: | Doncaster | |
| AreaInTown: | Market | |
| MetropolitanBorough: | Doncaster | |
| Photographer: | - | |
| ImageCopyright: | Doncaster Library & Information Services | |
| AccessionNumber: | d086xi | |
| History: The Wheat Cross, a round stone column, surmounted by a ball and set on a circular flagged base was erected in 1679 [6] Both this and the nearby Butter Cross were demolished by 1846 to make space for the complex of Market Buildings now on the site. Illustration: This image is reproduced by kind permission of Doncaster Library and Information Services. References [1] Sheardown, W. (1872) The Marts and Markets, at Doncaster: Their Rise and Progress and Sources of Supply. p. 43. The Doncaster Gazette. Facsimile reprint 1979. Doncaster Library Service. |
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