The Corpus: Simonburn 03

Volume I: County Durham and Northumberland

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Current Display: Simonburn 03, Northumberland

Overview

Object type: Part of chamfered baluster impost or frieze

Measurements: H. of baluster face 12.5 cm (5 in); H. of soffit face 10 cm (4 in); W. 30.5 cm (12 in); D. 6.5 cm (2.5 in)

Stone type: Coarse-grained, massive yellow/red sandstone

Plate numbers in printed volume: Pl. 218.1236-1237

Corpus volume reference: Vol 1 p. 223-224

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Present Location

Built into north wall of church porch, inside

Evidence for Discovery

In restoration of 1877 stonework above chancel arch fell; cross and other stones now in porch among fallen stones

Church Dedication

St Mungo

Present Condition

Worn

Description

A (long): The upper face is surrounded by a roll moulding which underlies a row of nine balusters. The central three have central raised mouldings, and the rest raised mouldings at top and bottom. The soffit carries a design of spirals, two of which survive complete.

B (narrow): Plain.

C (long) and D (narrow): Built in.

Discussion

See no. 4.

Date

First half of eighth century

References

Collingwood 1925, 69, fig. 3E; Hodges 1925, 180-2, fig. 21; Collingwood 1927, 27, fig. 33E; Dodds 1940, 165; Cramp 1974, 118, pl. 12A

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