The Corpus: Dearham 03

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

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Current Display: Dearham 03, Cumberland

Overview

Object type: Part of cross-head

Measurements: H. 50.5 cm (20 in); W. 50.5 cm (20 in); D. Built in

Stone type: Medium-grained, micaceous grey sandstone (Carboniferous)

Plate numbers in printed volume: 263

Corpus volume reference: Vol 2 p. 95-96

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Present Location

Built into wall of church vestry, inside

Evidence for Discovery

Found c. 1880 on north side of chancel when placing grave cover (Calverley 1881, 153)

Church Dedication

St Mungo

Present Condition

Good, though all arms broken

Description

Hammerhead, type A5, but with curved arms, type 10. No information is available about any decoration on the faces now concealed.

A (broad): The ornament was bordered by a roll moulding which framed a cruciform head-pattern type 2b (Fig. 7), but with an additional central ring formed by pellets. Spiral-scroll and pellets surround this motif.

Discussion

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

Date

Tenth to eleventh century

References

Calverley 1881, 153, fig. facing 152 (1); Calverley 1884a, 291; Allen 1885, 354; Calverley 1899a, 128, 298, fig. facing 128; Collingwood 1901a, 259, fig. facing 262; Collingwood 1901c, 292; Collingwood 1903a, 388; Collingwood 1906–7a, 125, fig. on 126; Kermode 1907, 30; Collingwood 1913a, 171, fig. 10; Scott 1920, 94; Collingwood 1923c, 249; Collingwood 1927a, 95–6, 147, fig. 116(10); Fair 1950, 97; Bailey 1974a, I, 47–80, II, 106–7, pl.

Endnotes