market cross
Historic trading marker
A market cross is a monument, typically a stone cross or covered structure, marking the site of a medieval market in a British town.
These structures served as the commercial and social center where traders gathered and goods were sold.
Many survive as historic landmarks in town squares: The weekly farmers' market still meets at the old market cross.
Public open square
- squareRhombus with right angles
- town centerMunicipal gathering area
- public spaceArea open to everyone
- gatheringCollection of people meeting
assembly · proclamations · announcements · hub · community · ceremonies · celebrations · speeches
Architectural support block
- pillarUpright architectural support
- columnVertical structural element
- obeliskTapering stone monument
- stoneSolid earth fragment
carving · sculpture · canopy · steps · pedestal · shaft · finial · weathervane
Of the Middle Ages
- charterFounding organizational document
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- TudorSixteenth-century English ruling family
- VictorianOf a prim era
monastic · feudalism · guilds · antiquity · restoration · preservation · conservation · archaeology
Exchanging for value
- vendorsThose who sell goods
- stallsDelays or compartments
- merchantsThose who conduct commerce
- buyersThose who obtain goods
sellers · goods · transactions · bazaar · tolls · weights · measures · proclamations
Navigating through physical spaces
- tourismLeisure travel sector
- guidepostDirectional marker for travelers
- navigationDetermining position and course
- sightseeingVisiting places of interest
attraction · focal point · orientation · meeting point · directions · signpost · heritage trail · photography
plaza
Public open square
- squareRhombus with right angles
- town centerMunicipal gathering area
- public spaceArea open to everyone
gathering · assembly · proclamations · announcements · hub · community · ceremonies · celebrations · speeches · rallies
plinth
Architectural support block
stone · carving · sculpture · canopy · steps · pedestal · shaft · finial · weathervane · base
medieval
Of the Middle Ages
- charterFounding organizational document
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- TudorSixteenth-century English ruling family
Victorian · monastic · feudalism · guilds · antiquity · restoration · preservation · conservation · archaeology · relic
trading
Exchanging for value
buyers · sellers · goods · transactions · bazaar · tolls · weights · measures · proclamations · auctions
wayfinding
Navigating through physical spaces
- tourismLeisure travel sector
- guidepostDirectional marker for travelers
- navigationDetermining position and course
sightseeing · attraction · focal point · orientation · meeting point · directions · signpost · heritage trail · photography · visitor
- English Countrysidecottages, village green, village fete, farmhouses, country pub
- medieval marketsstalls, booths, merchants, artisans, guilds
- monumentsWashington Monument, Lincoln Memorial, Statue of Liberty, Mount Rushmore, Arc de Triomphe
- Old Villagethatched cottage, cobblestone street, blacksmith shop, town square, church steeple
- village greenbandstand, benches, duck pond, flagpole, gazebo
- medieval marketstall, stalls, merchant, vendor, vendors
market crosscrucifix
Cross with Christ figure
calvary · memorial cross · altar · wayside shrine · rood
cross, market, crossing, commerce, marketing, supermarket, marketplace, crossroads, mart