The stone now forms part of a reconstructed trapezoid cross. Seven fragments were removed from the walls of the church during restoration in 1881. Four of the pieces formed part of an Anglo Saxon cross which has been restored using concrete and stone. It is now sited at the west end of the nave. Carved into one of the broad faces of the stone in the shaft are two three-quarter length figures set closely together. Both have halos and wings and the right hand figure appears to be female. On the panel beneath it are three haloed figures of which the central one is bound to a cross. The figure to the left has the fingers on his right extended across his chest. Only the halo and the outline of the face of the figure to the right remain. The image is obscured by iron railings.
This photograph was withdrawn from the open Red Box Collection for conservation reasons during the 2011-12 Red Box Project.
This is part of the Series: RBO01/14 Early Photographic Print Collection: Durham; within the Collection: RBO01 Early Photographic Print Collection
Source: Historic England Archive
Anglo Saxon Architecture, Stone Carving, Early Medieval Parish Church, Medieval Anglican Church