2022
NZ2581 : Market Cross, Market Place, Bedlington
taken 2 years ago, near to Bedlington, Northumberland, England
Market Cross, Market Place, Bedlington
At an overall height of 4 metres, this Grade II Listed market cross makes its presence felt in Bedlington Market Place. The Cross, which is constructed of squared stone, is thought to have been erected in 1782, and in Victorian times it was a gathering place for public speakers. Protesters also made their mark with the radical working-class Chartists rallying support at the Cross in the 1830s against the so-called ‘despot’ of the Bedlington Iron Works, Michael Longridge. The Cross was nearly demolished in the 1970s, but luckily it was saved, and eventually restored in 2010.
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