'Bristol Cross' Stourhead by wjames
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Description
The Bristol Cross on it's grassy mound. This is the third site on which the Bristol Cross has stood. Getting it's name from the main crossroads where it was erected in Bristol in 1373, it was considered by many to be an obstruction, and so it was moved in 1733 to College Green. But even here people were not happy with the structure, so it was donated to Henry Hoare at Stourhead in 1768. the cross looks quite delicate but must have orginally have been very well designed and constructed to survive the subsequent relocations.
Comments (17)
mininessie
great arquitecture!
bimm3d
superb!!
awjay
excellent composition
durleybeachbum
Wonderful pic, and I didn't know the history before.
alanwilliams
lovely shot Wally, i like the way the cross is standing in its own little pool of sunlight
marybelgium
superb and intersting !
willpee
An incredible piece ! to bad we don't do that kind of architecture any more !!
rocserum
great info, great subject to! RS
dochtersions
Excellent, Wally!!!
jayfar
Lovely shot Wally and a great piece of history too.
alessimarco
Marvelous and beautiful capture!
jocko500
wonderful
MrsRatbag
It's so lovely, I can't imagine people considering it an obstruction! Great capture!
myrrhluz
Beautiful image! I love how it seems to rise out of the shadows. Wonderful detail, depth, and light. Gorgeous setting and capture. Very interesting history. I'm glad it survived the moves and the ravages of time.
tennesseecowgirl
beautiful image.
brewgirlca
Lovely, I like the way the shadows frame the cross.
danapommet
What an amazing piece ofWhat an amazing piece of architecture and to know that it has been moved twice and that it is 637 years old. WOW! Dana