アークリッド周辺のアトラクション＆必見スポット - トップ20

Beautiful place to visit

The most southerly of the change bridges, this one separates the horse path from the roadway - the two are at slightly different levels. Just beyond the bridge is Congleton wharf with good mooring against the towing path.

From English Heritage : “These two massive Saxon stone crosses dominate the cobbled market square of Sandbach. They are elaborately carved with animals and Biblical scenes including the Nativity of Christ and the Crucifixion, and probably date from the 9th century. They were originally painted as well as carved, and they are among the finest surviving examples of Anglo-Saxon high crosses.”

English Heritage says “These two massive Saxon stone crosses dominate the cobbled market square of Sandbach. They are elaborately carved with animals and Biblical scenes including the Nativity of Christ and the Crucifixion, and probably date from the 9th century. They were originally painted as well as carved, and they are among the finest surviving examples of Anglo-Saxon high crosses.”

The plaque says “This is part of the ninth-century cross that was erected in 1578 to mark a charter granting Sandbach a weekly market. This piece survived Protestant extremists' attempts to destroy it and helped inspire the restoration of the crosses in 1810.”

lovely grass meadow with a river running through it and under the viaduct

A really nice bridleway between the canal and fors hollow at Astbury

Great walk - very very muddy!!