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Saugues : Wrought railway cross, called English cross

Haute-Loire

Reference

PA00092889

Latitude

44.96099

Longitude

3.54821

Address

9 Rue Portail Delmas 43170 Saugues

Construction era

15e siècle

Protection date

1930/06/11 : inscrit MH

Protection cause

Croix en fer forgé, dite de l'Anglais : inscription par arrêté du 11 juin 1930

This wrought iron cross would go up, according to tradition, at the time of the Saugues siege by the English. It consists of a straight and smooth stem, of square shape. The upper part of the cross is adorned with crossbrows, and at each end are four petals surmounted by a button. There are no statuettes present.