Market cross
Market Cross in Malmesbury
A market cross (English: market cross , Scottish: mercat cross ) is a building that marks the market in market towns . When the German town was founded , the inhabitants often built a market well at this point , which served both to provide drinking water and for market transactions. Particularly pronounced market crosses can be found in Great Britain . British emigrants brought these structures with them to the colonies, so market crosses can also be found in Canadian and Australian city centers.
to form
Market crosses can have very different shapes. From obelisks and crosses to elaborate buildings like in Chichester crosses of various sizes, mostly made of stone, sometimes also of wood.
Examples
See also
- Market Cross (Aberlady)
- Market Cross (Airth)
- Chichester Market Cross
- Market Cross (Cumnock)
- Market Cross (Inveraray)
- Market Cross (Kilwinning)
- Preston Cross
- Market Cross (Prestwick)
- Market cross of Trier
Web links
- www.north-dorset.gov.uk
- vrcoll.fa.pitt.edu (Chichester)
- www.angus.gov.uk (Forfar, Scotland)