Historian says 1000-year-old Hamilton artefact the Netherton Cross is under threat

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the Historic Monuments Commission in 1972, the view was that it should remain outside. In discussion with our partners at the church, we are currently looking to arrange for professional conservators to carry out an assessment of the cross and provide updated advice on its care.” Reverend Ross Blackman from the church told the Advertiser: “The cross is regularly inspected and maintained by careful cleaning.“Prior to lockdown, the church was in active discussions with the council to see if it might also be surrounded by a Perspex box, to protect it and allow its continued use for religious purposes.“During lockdown we have kept the upper gate open so that people might visit the church, the grounds, and the Netherton Cross, as these are.

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