The Corpus: Hexham 24

Volume I: County Durham and Northumberland

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Current Display: Hexham 24, Northumberland

Overview

Object type: Baluster impost or frieze [1]

Measurements: H. 14 cm (5.5 in); W. 49 cm (19.25 in); D. 15.2 cm (6 in)

Stone type: Fine-grained, massive grey/yellow sandstone

Plate numbers in printed volume: Pl. 182.978-982

Corpus volume reference: Vol 1 p. 187

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Present Location

Monks' Dormitory, Durham cathedral, catalogue no. Xla

Evidence for Discovery

First mentioned in 1858. Found on side of destroyed nave of abbey

Church Dedication

St Andrew

Present Condition

Good and unweathered

Description

Traces of paint or gesso.

A (long): The face is framed at the top and bottom by a flat-band moulding. Within this is a `post and rail' decoration in which the horizontal features are slanted to give the appearance of perspective. On the left is a single baluster which forms a flatter edge moulding. There are then three single balusters of the same type as on 23 and 25–7, separated by four groups of rails at opposing angles, terminating on the right with three balusters.

B (narrow): Roughly dressed.

C (long): Rough.

D (narrow): At the top is a wide flat-band moulding below a double roll moulding with deep grooves. The rest of the face is dressed.

E (top) and F (bottom): Roughly dressed.

Discussion

See no. 27.

Date

Last quarter of seventh century

References

Longstaffe 1858, 89; Raine 1865, fig. on xxxiii; Hodges 1890, no. D15 or D17, p. 36; Haverfield and Greenwell 1899, no. Xla, 66-8, fig. on 65; Hodges and Gibson 1919, fig. on 69; Collingwood 1925, 69, fig. 3B; Collingwood 1927, 27, fig. 33B; Taylor and Taylor 1961, 117; Taylor and Taylor 1965, 303; Taylor and Taylor 1966, 45; Cramp 1967a, 25, no. 47; Cramp 1974, 117-18 176, pl. 14A

Endnotes

1. The following are general references to the Hexham stones: (—) 1855-7a, 45-6; Rowe 1877, 62-3; Allen 1889, 230; Bailey 1980, 79, 81, 83.