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Object type: Grave-marker
Measurements: H. 58 cm (23 in); W. 47 > 34 cm (18.5 > 13.5 in); D. 13 cm (5 in)
Stone type: Fine-grained light brown sandstone; probably Millstone Grit (P.S.)
Plate numbers in printed volume: Ill. 463
Corpus volume reference: Vol 13 p. 254
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Part of a grave-marker, with a cross in the upper half that has wedge-shaped arms in relief (type B6: Cramp 1991, fig. 2) and a short indented stem formed by two parallel incised lines. The ends of all four cross-arms are marked with triple incised lines. Above the upper arm of the cross and adjacent to the top of the stone is a band of interlace formed by two twisted strands.
Appendix A item (stones dating from Saxo-Norman overlap period or of uncertain date)
Plain slabs decorated with crosses with wedge-shaped arms and an indented stem are found elsewhere, in York for instance (York Minster 28 and York Parliament Street 3: Lang 1991, ills. 115, 117, 357, 359), but the horizontal strip of simple twist ornament is not included in the carved repertoire of these stones. It is, nevertheless, reminiscent of the decoration of a grave-marker from Peterborough Cathedral (Fox 1920-1, pl. VII). All three of these parallels are dated to the late eleventh century.
