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Object type: Circular stone disc used as cross-base
Measurements:
H. 37 cm (14.5 in); Diam. 75 cm (29.5 in)
Socket approx. 29 x 29 cm (11.4 x 11.4 in)
Stone type: Pale red (10R 6/2), poorly sorted, pebbly, clast-supported, quartz sandstone. Grain size varies from 0.3 to 1 mm, but are dominantly between 0.5 and 0.8 mm. The dominant quartz clasts vary from sub-angular to rounded, but there are some scattered white feldspars. Sparse pebbles vary from sub-angular to well rounded and are up to 10 mm across. Chester Formation, Sherwood Sandstone Group, Triassic (C.R.B.)
Plate numbers in printed volume: Ill. 635
Corpus volume reference: Vol 13 p. 318
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This piece comprises a circular stone disc which has been used as a cross-base, although one side of the disc has been squared-off. Within the centre, is a square socket and the broken stub of a shaft. There is no decoration.
Appendix D item (plain cross-bases)
The piece has been regarded as Anglo-Saxon, a date which appears to be without foundation. It is possibly one section of a large stone column of indeterminate date, although that it was originally part of a Roman or medieval building component appears feasible. That the piece is said to be Anglo-Saxon appears to stem from local tradition which attributes the cross to Lady Godiva, although no evidence exists to link the two.
