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. On the opposite narrow face of the stone in the shaft three volutes of an inhabited scroll survive. The lower part of a quadruped survives. It faces right with its legs crossed under and over the strands of the volute. The pelt is defined by short irregular nicks. Below this is a bird with a parrot-like beak which faces left. The body feathers are suggested by scallops and the volute passes through the tail feathers. The remaining carving is a quadruped with a canine head which has a pointed ear and a bumpy forehead. It faces right and its head is turned back to bite a triangular leaf. Long irregular lines are used to suggest the pelt.
This photograph was withdrawn from the open Red Box Collection for conservation reasons during the 2011-12 Red Box Project.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 Anglican Church, Medieval Parish Church