The Corpus: Manby 03

Volume 5: Lincolnshire

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Current Display: Manby 03, Lincolnshire

Overview

Object type: Fragment(?)

Measurements: L. 30 cm (12 in) W. 30 cm (12 in) D. Not recorded

Stone type: Not recorded

Plate numbers in printed volume: N/a

Corpus volume reference: Vol 5 p. 304

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Present Location

Unknown; not found in 1986

Evidence for Discovery

The report in The Builder that records the discovery of the three stones that make up Manby 1 and 2 also records a fourth decorated piece 'found embedded in the walls [sc. of the demolished chancel]' ((—) 1889, 63)

Church Dedication

Not available

Present Condition

Unknown

Description

'A small stone about 1 ft square, with a portion of a geometrical pattern cut on the face' (ibid.).

Discussion

Appendix C item (lost stones for which no illustration has survived).

No assessment of this piece is possible. It cannot be assumed as a certainty that the decoration was of pre-Conquest type.

Date

Uncertain

References

(—) 1889, 63

Endnotes