This stone was rebuilt into the west face of the west wall of the north transept and is shown in this position in a 'View of North Aisle of St Oswald's Priory Church' published as plate IX in Medland's article of 1888–9. A slab still exists in this position, but the shaft has completely weathered away (Bryant 1999, no. 70).

Found in 1867 during the digging of the foundation trench for the south wall of Medland's new church (Medland 1888–9, 121).

St Oswald

Weathered away to backing panel. No carving survives.

Baluster shaft from the jamb of a (belfry?) window or a blind arcading. The shaft is bellied with a splayed capital and base and was cut from the same stone as the backing panel. The carving was published by Medland (1888–9, 121, pl. IV); his drawing is reproduced on the illustration pages.

This shaft is similar to the seventh- to eighth-century miniature shafts in the baluster friezes from Jarrow and Hexham (Cramp 1984, 118–19, no. 25, pls. 101.540, 102.547–8; ibid., 186–7, nos. 23, 24, 25, 26, pls. 182.978–82, 183.983–94), a late tenth-century mid-wall shaft from the lower stage of the tower at Barton-on-Humber in Lincolnshire (Taylor and Taylor 1965, i, 54; Everson and Stocker 1999, 102–3, ills.19–22), or the shafts at Worth, Sussex (Taylor and Taylor 1965, ii, 690, fig. 354).

Tenth century

Medland 1888–9, 121, pl. IV, figs. 1, 2 [opp. p. 38], pl. IX; Bryant 1999, 177–8, no. 70, fig. 4.27