For Heritage at Risk 2022. Photographer's note: 'village cross constructed of shelly limestone, takes the form of a medieval socket stone and shaft, with a 17th century head and sundial. The socket stone is square in plan and measures 0.74m at the base. It is c.0.44m high and has chamfered edges giving a diameter at the top of 0.63m. The shaft rises from a low octagonal plinth, but is itself rectangular in plan, with sides of 0.32m x 0.16m. It tapers slightly to a height of c.1.9m, and its broad sides face north and south. Both socket stone and shaft are probably of 14th century date. The south face of the shaft is engraved down the east side with rounded Roman numerals, which were probably added in the 17th century when the existing head was added to the shaft. The head takes the form of a single limestone block, c.0.45m high, which has two moulded cornices and a rounded knob on its top, the remains of the sundial with which it was provided.'
This is part of the Volume: VF000004 Heritage at Risk; within the Series: EHC01/176 Heritage at Risk; within the Collection: EHC01 English Heritage(EH):Archive
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Photographer: Davies, James O: Historic England
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