The Corpus: Bridekirk 01

Volume 2: Cumberland, Westmorland and Lancashire-North-of-the-Sands

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Current Display: Bridekirk 01, Cumberland

Overview

Object type: Part of cross-head

Measurements: H. 33 cm (13 in); W. 23 cm (9 in); D. 9 cm (3.5 in)

Stone type: Medium grained pale yellow sandstone (Carboniferous)

Plate numbers in printed volume: 124 - 6, 129 - 30

Corpus volume reference: Vol 2 p. 74

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Present Location

In church

Evidence for Discovery

First recorded in lecture given in 1889 (Calverley 1891c, 231)

Church Dedication

St Bridget

Present Condition

Worn on face C; mortar adhering on face B

Description

A (broad): The ornament was framed by a roll-moulding and now consists of cruciform head-pattern, type 2b (Fig. 7), with additional central circle, surrounded by spiral-scroll.

B (narrow): No decoration visible.

C (broad): A central encircled flat boss is surrounded by spiral-scroll and a pellet.

D (narrow): No decoration visible.

Discussion

Spiral-scroll school (Introduction, pp. 33–8).

Date

Tenth to eleventh century

References

: Calverley 1891c, 231, 234–5, fig. VI; Calverley 1899a, 60, 298, fig. facing 60; Collingwood 1899–1901, 324; Collingwood 1901a, 259; Collingwood 1901c, 292; Collingwood 1903a, 388; Collingwood 1913a, 171, fig. 11; Scott 1920, 62; Collingwood 1923c, 248; Collingwood 1924b, 353, fig; Collingwood 1927a, 95, 147, figs. 116 (no. 11), 118; Fair 1950, 97; Bailey 1974a, i, 47–80, ii, 50–1, pl.

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