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Corpus volume reference: Vol 8 p. 287
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Appendix B item (Stones wrongly associated with pre-Conquest period)
An architectural block with crucifix, on a window sill in the south aisle of the nave, which was found in the east wall of the tower during restorations in 1877–8, was believed by Morris (1911) and Gilchrist (1933) to be Anglo-Saxon. It is carved on only one face with the figure of Christ crucified, on a cross of which the lateral arms are tri-lobed. The figure is very crudely carved with a disproportionately large head in very high relief. The feet may be meant to be crossed. The rod-like arms and huge head have no parallel among pre-Conquest Crucifixions, but the tri-lobed ends of the cross-arms confirm its probable thirteenth-century date.
