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Object type: Probably part of shaft [1]
Measurements: H. 28 cm (11 in); W. 32 cm (12.6 in); D. 19.5 cm (7.7 in)
Stone type: Very pale orange (10YR 8/4) weathering to a very dark grey, bioclastic limestone with a few recognizable shell fragments. What appear to be ooliths are probably well rounded shell fragments. Possibly from the Eyam or Monsal Dale Limestone Formation?, Peak Limestone Group, Carboniferous Limestone Supergroup (C.R.B.)
Plate numbers in printed volume: Ill. 48
Corpus volume reference: Vol 13 p. 126
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A (broad): Decorated with a simple spiral plant-scroll design with only one register complete. The scroll appears to terminate in berries at the centre of the spiral which also extend downwards from the centre, overlaying the lower strand of the scroll as a medallion. The pattern appears to have extended to the right but this part of the stone is broken away and the decoration missing or indecipherable. An edge moulding survives on the left.
Although plant-scrolls are found at Bakewell and elsewhere in the region, this type of scroll is unusual. All the other simple scroll designs contain the central ornament (berries or leaves) within the scroll, whereas this example has them extending downwards. The stone type is also exotic to this region and it is likely that the piece was brought to Bakewell from a different location. Traditionally this has been assumed to have occurred as part of Bateman’s collection of stones from the site, but the recording of the pieces in his museum (see Bakewell 2, p. 113) does not include this piece, leaving its original provenance unclear.
