BUTTERCROSS

Ah tis nothing much but a cross. Image shows the hidden away Buttercross in Scarbados . . .  A Grade 1 Listed Building as the oldest surviving Market Cross.
Scarborough lost its medieval street markets in the 1850s, when the purpose-built market hall in St Helen’s Square was opened. There were at least five crosses within the medieval town, several of which were sited in market areas.
This Cross in Princess Square is Scarborough’s only surviving market cross. Although called a cross, it actually survives is a badly eroded stone pillar, with traces of crocketed leaves carved on the sides. It is thought that the stone pillar was originally part of a church, an ornamental pinnacle, which was repurposed to form the cross.


Need to drag myself out to choir tonight . . . wish my brain would spark into action along with some energy.


According to the latest weather forecast, it will be as hot as Barcelona in the Boro on Saturday . . . hopefully the play will be as classy . . . looking forward to that !