MF320 Bristol High Cross

Bristol High Cross, Berkeley Square

A section of the old Bristol High Cross in Berkeley Square, Clifton, Bristol.

A Cross was originally set up in the 14th Century to mark Edward 11’s 1373 charter giving Bristol separate county status. It was taken down from the old city centre and moved to College Green in 1733, before being taken down in 1765 and moved to Stourhead. A Victorian replacement was created in 1851 but not really completed until 1889. It was moved in 1950 and subsequently suffered damage. The part remaining intact, which now sits in Berkeley Square, was saved thanks to funds raised by the Berkeley Square Association, Park Street Traders and the Bristol Civic Society.