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Object type: Part of cross-shaft [1]
Measurements: H. 33.5 cm (13.5 in); W. 25 cm (9.8 in); D. 15.25 cm (6 in)
Stone type: Hartlepool and Roker dolomite
Plate numbers in printed volume: Pl. 80.402-405
Corpus volume reference: Vol 1 p. 94
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The shaft is edged by a double roll moulding and divided by a single roll moulding.
A (broad): (i) Two registers of simple pattern E. (ii) Plain. (iii) The beginnings of an interlace panel.
B (narrow): (i) Two elements with double circles, opposed diagonals and a bar terminal. (ii) One register of pattern F with U-bend terminals and a free ring.
C (broad): (i) Two bungled registers of simple pattern E. (ii) The same but better carved.
D (narrow): (i) Half pattern F with U-bend terminals. (ii) The remains of three free rings with opposed diagonals and a bar terminal.
In technique and layout this is very similar to 2, although not part of the same shaft. The tenuous relationship to an Anglian tradition in cutting and layout is clear. In particular, the plain panels, double roll mouldings and panels of plaits are in the Lindisfarne tradition. The variety and the non-geometric plaits are a sign of the eroding of the tradition; on D the plaits seem affected by ring-chain motifs.
