Dacre's Cross

[poliphilo]

This cross, erected in 1928, is a monument to the dead of the Battle of Towton. The cross head is medieval and may come from the chapel that Richard III erected as an earlier memorial.

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[lblanchard.livejournal.com]

Wonderfully atmospheric. I was there in late morning on a fairly blue sky day so my own photograph was fairly pedestrian.

EDIT: I did a small page of Towton images back when everyone was on dial-up (so they're small) -- there are some shots of the Cock Beck in flood that tell the story of what Towton was probably like.

http://www.r3.org/archives/ricardian_britain/towton/index.html

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

Thanks. Those pictures are great.

I wish I'd had more time. It was late afternoon. The light was failing and Ailz asked me where I wanted to go- and I said "Towton". She stayed in the car while I strode off into the mud.

If you want to appropriate this image for your site, please feel free.