Monument record MLI30583 - REMAINS OF ANGLO-SAXON CROSS, ST. MARY'S CHURCH
Summary
REMAINS OF ANGLO-SAXON CROSS, ST. MARY'S CHURCH
Type and Period (1)
- CROSS (Early Medieval/Dark Age - 850 AD to 1065 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
PARTS OF A SAXON CROSS WERE DISCOVERED IN 1867. FORMERLY IN THE CHANCEL, NOW IN THE SOUTH PORCH. SHAFT WITH INTERLACE GRID ON ONE FACE AND CONVENTIONAL INTERLACE ON ANOTHER. {1}{2}{3} FOUND IN THE FOUNDATIONS DURING THE RESTORATION OF THE CHURCH IN 1887; IT IS 30.5 INCHES LONG AND 14 INCHES BY 10 INCHES AT THE BASE, TAPERING TO 11 INCHES BY 8 INCHES. ALL FOUR SIDES HAVE INTERLACED ORNAMENT, THE PANEL ON ONE OF THE SIDES HAVING FREE CIRCLES. {4}
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SLI2668 Index: OS CARD INDEX. NORTH WITHAM. SK 92 SW:6,1965, SEAMAN B H.
- <2> SLI3204 Index: SMR FILE. NORTH WITHAM. SK 92 SW:Y1,1983, DES.
- <3> SLI1062 Bibliographic Reference: Nikolaus Pevsner and John Harris, with Nicholas Antram. 1989. Buildings of England: Lincolnshire (Second Edition). 2nd Rev Edn p589.
- <4> SLI307 Article in Serial: D.S. Davies and A.W. Clapham. 1926. 'Pre-Conquest Carved Stones in Lincolnshire' in the Archaeological Journal. VOL33 (2nd Ser) p18 plt3.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | SK 9280 2186 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | NORTH WITHAM, SOUTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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