The Corpus: Tankersley 1

Volume 8: Western Yorkshire

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Current Display: Tankersley 1, West Riding of Yorkshire

Overview

Object type: Part of round-headed grave-marker [1]

Measurements: H. 21.6 cm (8.5 in); W. 29.2 cm (11.5 in); D. Built in

Stone type: Sandstone, yellow-brown, ferruginous, fine to medium grained, with a fine lamination. Weathering has caused some delamination of the stone surface. Upper Carboniferous, local sandstone from the Pennine Middle or Lower Coal Measures groups. [G.L.]

Plate numbers in printed volume: Ill. 828

Corpus volume reference: Vol 8 p. 282

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Present Location

Built into east side of south porch, inside.

Evidence for Discovery

Innocent (1910, 94) reported 'some early grave stones at Tankersley church, one of which has incised St Andrew's and Greek crosses enclosed by a circle'. The four grave stones recorded here are possibly those referred to, though none has more than one cross. Collingwood (1915a, 243) reported Innocent's notice, but clearly had not visited the church.

Church Dedication

St Peter

Present Condition

Quite damaged, and built into the wall.

Description

A round-headed grave-marker with an incised cross with angular armpits (type E6/8). The surface in the angles is also slightly cut back.

Discussion

Appendix A item (Stones dating from Saxo-Norman overlap period or of uncertain date)

A very simple monument of a type very difficult to date precisely. See the discussion of High Melton 3 (p. 279).

Date

Eleventh century

References

Unpublished

Endnotes

[1] The following are general references to the Tankersley stones: Innocent 1910, 94; Morris 1911, 493; Collingwood 1915a, 243, 286; Mee 1941, 383; Ryder 1982, 97.