Two
Crosses in the Village?
In the book "Norfolk Crosses" published by
the antiquary B. Cozens-Hardy in 1935, there is a reference to the possibility
of a second mediaeval cross in the village, this time in Hockwold. The 'Hall' referred to is, of course, Hockwold Hall, and the mortice hole mentioned is for
the shaft of the cross -
"In the garden of the Hall about thirty
yards south-west of the house, is the large pedestal of a cross of the usual
form with stop-angles. It is 1' 8" high and 2' 6" square. The mortice hole is
now full of earth and is used for flowers. W. Clarke in the Norfolk News of
31/3/1923 says that he saw there also an octagonal scooped out stone which
might have been the capital at the top of the shaft. He suggests that the cross
might have been in the road to Blackdyke which runs at the bottom of the park."