Monument record MLI50733 - ANGLO-SAXON SCULPTURAL FRAGMENT IN BLYBOROUGH CHURCH
Summary
ANGLO-SAXON SCULPTURAL FRAGMENT IN BLYBOROUGH CHURCH
Type and Period (2)
- FINDSPOT (Early Medieval/Dark Age - 850 AD to 1065 AD)
- CARVED STONE (Early Medieval/Dark Age - 850 AD to 1065 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
'A SAXON 'FLAT STONE' (IE A STONE LYING OVER THE GROUND WHERE A BODY WAS BURIED) WITH INTERLACING WORK AND NARROW TWISTED BEADING, FOUND AT BLYBOROUGH.' THE STONE WAS RESTING ON THE FLOOR IN THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF ST.ALKMUND'S CHURCH IN 1964. FEATHERSTONE DESCRIBED IT AS CARRYING HEAVY INTER-LACED DECORATION AND CORDED MOULDING, AND CONSIDERED IT TO BE C8/C9. {1}{2}~ A SECTION FROM A LATE C10 OR C11 GRAVE COVER NOW IN THE NORTH CHAPEL OF ST. ALKMUND'S CHURCH. {3}~ FOUND DURING RESTORATION WORK IN 1877. {4}~
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SLI2394 Index: OS CARD INDEX. BLYBOROUGH. SK 99 SW:19,1964, FEATHERSTONE K J A.
- <2> SLI2915 Index: SMR FILE Blyborough. BLYBOROUGH. SK 99 SW:AM,1983, DES.
- <3> SLI1062 Bibliographic Reference: Nikolaus Pevsner and John Harris, with Nicholas Antram. 1989. Buildings of England: Lincolnshire (Second Edition). 2nd Rev Edn p150.
- <4> SLI1063 Bibliographic Reference: P.L. Everson, C.C. Taylor and C.J. Dunn. 1991. Change and Continuity: Rural Settlement in North-West Lincolnshire. ARCHIVE NOTES.
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Location
| Grid reference | SK 9339 9454 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BLYBOROUGH, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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