| 单词 | market cross |
| 例句 | He could see the roof of the market cross in the open square, and the people walking about. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z The baths and the museum are on the narrow Tower Street, a stone's throw from the market cross and the cathedral, which stand on what was the heart of the Roman town. Chichester's new £7m museum displays Roman past 2012-07-06T11:36:00Z Historically then, point zero was the site of a town's market cross. Are we nearly there yet? Finding out where 'there' is - BBC News 2016-04-16T04:00:00Z "There is a market cross, a church, a score or so of stone houses, a castle more or less in ruin, and a----" "A castle, sayest thou?" he interrupted excitedly. A Lad of Grit A Story of Adventure on Land and Sea in Restoration Times 2012-04-21T02:00:23.363Z It retains an ancient town hall; there is a good market cross; and in the neighbourhood, along the Fal, are several early earthworks. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" 2011-11-13T03:00:13.177Z The principal structures include the municipal buildings, corn exchange, library, public hall, and the market cross. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" 2011-08-24T02:00:20.690Z When the Registrar came on the scene he was with scant ceremony dragged to the market cross, where his commission was read in derision and then torn up, and he barely escaped with his life. The Romantic Story of the Mayflower Pilgrims And Its Place in the Life of To-day 2011-07-18T02:00:23.730Z Even here Feckenham found a means of doing public good; at his own cost he repaired the road and set up a market cross in the town. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" 2011-06-19T02:00:16.580Z The most interesting relic, however, is the market cross, which originally belonged to the extinct town of Kincardine. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3 "Fenton, Edward" to "Finistere" 2011-03-14T03:01:00.580Z I wrote him no letter, sir, I should fear to have posted on the market cross, or read from the pulpit, Mr. Levi. The Tenants of Malory Volume 3 of 3 2011-03-04T03:00:53.937Z For other sins of impurity, fines, imprisonment in the kirk steeple, standing in irons at the market cross, and having the head shaved, were, one or more of them, adjudged. Bygone Church Life in Scotland 2011-01-14T03:00:48.713Z Hurford was quite a country place, and could boast of thatched cottages, a market cross, and a pair of stocks, although it lay barely twelve miles from the great manufacturing city of Coleminster. A Pair of Schoolgirls A Story of School Days It was as popular a spot as the market cross in a country town, and during play-hours was the universal centre for the whole school. A Fourth Form Friendship A School Story The proclamations of the Societies, which were affixed to every kirk door and market cross in the south, caused many a persecutor and evil-wisher to quake and be silent. The Men of the Moss-Hags Being a history of adventure taken from the papers of William Gordon of Earlstoun in Galloway Other antiquities are a round tower of rude masonry, 75 ft. high but lacking the cap; a rath, or encampment, and an ancient market cross in the Diamond. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5 "Clervaux" to "Cockade" At the junction of the four main streets of the town stands the market cross, an exquisite octagonal structure in ornate Perpendicular style, built by Bishop Story, c. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2 "Chicago, University of" to "Chiton" A man publicly sold his wife at the market cross for 15l.: the buyer carried her away with him some seven miles off, and she lived with him till his death. Notes and Queries, Number 193, July 9, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc There, behind the market cross, rose the great tent, a flapping red flag on top. Nine Little Goslings He was pronounced guilty on the following day and hanged the same afternoon at the market cross at Edinburgh with all the usual barbarities. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" In front of this relic stands the old market cross; and near by, until within the nineteenth century, were the stocks for vagrants and refractory townsmen. The Dukeries There are all kinds of funny little side streets, with cottages built at odd angles; and there's a market cross and several old churches, as well as the Minster. The New Girl at St. Chad's A Story of School Life After committing these, and several other horrid cruelties, they took the heads of seven protestants, and among them that of a pious minister, all which they fixed up at the market cross. Fox's Book of Martyrs Or A History of the Lives, Sufferings, and Triumphant Deaths of the Primitive Protestant Martyrs The poor little boys got their mothers to fasten elastics to go under their chins, and even so walked nearly half a mile round to avoid the market cross. My Friend Smith A Story of School and City Life Sports were entered into at the market cross and village green, and kept up till a late hour, when, by the ringing of a bell, the people were warned to retire to their homes. The Mysteries of All Nations Rise and Progress of Superstition, Laws Against and Trials of Witches, Ancient and Modern Delusions Together With Strange Customs, Fables, and Tales For there, opposite the market cross and under the spreading boughs of a gigantic yew-tree, they saw a young man standing on a bench, and preaching as they had never heard anyone preach before. A Book of Quaker Saints I don't say "love," for it hasn't engaged my affections, somehow; but I do love the beautiful jewel of a market cross, and some of the tombs in the cathedral. Set in Silver The tower is entered by a small gate tower; before it stands the quaint market cross, on one side is the Virgin and Child, on the other the figure of the Crucified. The Sunny Side of Ireland How to see it by the Great Southern and Western Railway Behind him, and approached by steps, on which the farmers' wives exposed for sale their baskets of poultry and eggs, stood what was left of the market cross. More Tales of the Ridings With lingering and reluctant steps he left the garden, and stood for some time before the front of the house, leaning against an upright stone, called the market cross. The Dead Boxer The Works of William Carleton, Volume Two Years ago thus had English Christians received her, when she and her companion had been whipped until the blood ran down their backs beneath the market cross at Cambridge. A Book of Quaker Saints "The jewel of a market cross" As for Chichester itself, except the market cross, the only thing that has touched my heart was St. Mary's Hospital, surely the quaintest old almshouse on earth. Set in Silver Tenants are mentioned as holding property in "Smiddiehill" and "Hungate Greene," and the entry given below is interesting on account of the mention of the market cross that has completely disappeared. The Evolution of an English Town The old market cross and gaol are taking down. Vanishing England This inn had been associated with all the chief events of the town and neighbourhood during the past three centuries, and occupied a prominent position near the market cross on the main road. From John O'Groats to Land's End I, too, experienced this, the following market day, he being then come to the market cross "a-publishing of truth" as he and his followers term it, in their quaking jargon. A Book of Quaker Saints The use of the market cross is very ancient, though not equal to the market, for this began with civilization. An History of Birmingham (1783) A market cross of 1673, with an open arcade, still stands as the memorial of its former merchandise. Somerset Under the old Butter Cross, Whitney Oxon One of the uses of the market cross was to inculcate the sacredness of bargains. Vanishing England The great market square probably dates from their time and the battered remains of the old market cross may have replaced a still more ancient one. Wanderings in Wessex An Exploration of the Southern Realm from Itchen to Otter The old market cross of Burford has indeed seen some strange things. A Cotswold Village His address was read from the market cross, and the air rang again with shouts of 'Monmouth! and the Protestant faith!' The Brown Mask The busybody gathered himself together and slunk behind the group of councilmen, while the Mayor slowly ascended the steps of the market cross. Micah Clarke His Statement as made to his three grandchildren Joseph, Gervas and Reuben During the Hard Winter of 1734 Manchester market cross existed until 1816, when for the sake of utility and increased space it was removed. Vanishing England The poor battered and despoiled remains of a market cross stand in the centre of the street. Wanderings in Wessex An Exploration of the Southern Realm from Itchen to Otter Read them in coffee-houses, nail them up at the market cross! Anna St. Ives They could depend upon him as on the market cross. Masters of the Guild Each body had been thrown over a horse, and shown at the market cross; and they would be carried to London on the morrow. The Herd Boy and His Hermit Some drunken men in the early years of the nineteenth century pulled down the old market cross at Rochdale. Vanishing England They took him to Hereford, and there they cut his head off and set it on the market cross. Short History of Wales At every county town a long cavalcade of the principal gentlemen, from a circle of many miles, escorted the mayor to the market cross. The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 4 In the early editions is an engraving of the market cross of Inverness, and of that part of the street where the merchants congregated. The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 3 Together with the cross was an old conduit, which frequently accompanied the market cross. Vanishing England Salisbury market cross, of which we give an illustration, is remarkable for its fine and elaborate Gothic architectural features, its numerous niches and foliated pinnacles. Vanishing England Charles II received that honour at Lancaster market cross in 1651, nine years before he ruled. Vanishing England The burghers meanwhile mustered in arms round the market cross to listen to the oratory of their ministers. The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 3 |
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