The Blackfriars, i.e. the Dominican Order, were given a site outside the Widemarsh Gate of Hereford in 1246. They built a monastery there and, in the 1300s erected a preaching cross to be used to preach to the local population. It is 6-sided with four steps, buttresses, tracery, vaulting, a cross on a column, and is made of local sandstone. Though restored it contains a significant amount of original work. It is the only remaining example of a friars' preaching cross in England.
photo © T. Boughen Camera: Olympus OMD E-M10
