The Corpus: Northallerton 06

Volume 6: Northern Yorkshire

Select a site alphabetically from the choices shown in the box below. Alternatively, browse sculptural examples using the Forward/Back buttons.

Chapters for this volume, along with copies of original in-text images, are available here.

Current Display: Northallerton 06, Yorkshire North Riding

Overview

Object type: Cross-head [1] [2]

Measurements: H. 37.3 cm (14.7 in) W. 36.3 cm (14.3 in) D. 9.7 cm (3.8 in)

Stone type: As Northallerton 2 (All Saints)

Plate numbers in printed volume: Ills. 677–80

Corpus volume reference: Vol 6 p. 183-184

(There may be more views or larger images available for this item. Click on the thumbnail image to view.)

Present Location

On the east window sill in the north wall of the nave

Evidence for Discovery

See Northallerton 1 (All Saints)

Church Dedication

All Saints

Present Condition

Chipped, and some damage

Description

A (broad) : A plate-head cross of type B10 with curved arm-pits and wedge-shaped arms, the upper arm-tip slightly convex. The cross had a narrow modelled edge moulding. In the centre is a damaged circular boss. In each arm is a pattern F 'Brompton loop' (Fig. 12, p. 47), connected to the next by a continuous modelled strand. The hole-points are well defined and spaced at 1.25 inches.

B (narrow) : The arm-tip has a narrow well modelled edge moulding containing four-cord plain plait in four regular stages in narrow modelled strand.

C (broad) : As face A. The boss is damaged.

D (narrow) : The plate is damaged at the top. The arm-tip has a modelled edge moulding with neat four-cord plain plait of five stages in narrow modelled strand.

Discussion

This cross-head is based on the same template as several examples at Brompton nearby: for example, nos. 9 and 10 (Ills. 51–4, 55–7). The 'Brompton loop' and the controlled griding shown by the hole-points make it likely that it is a product of the Allertonshire workshop (see Chap. VI, p. 44).

Date

First half of tenth century

References

Collingwood 1907, 271, 372, figs. h–i on 373; Collingwood 1912, 110, 114, 126, figs. h–i; Collingwood 1915, 281; Collingwood 1926a, 326; Collingwood 1927a, 144; Bailey 1980, 240, fig. 71; Cramp 1984, 140

Endnotes

[1] The following are general references to the Northallerton stones: Browne 1880–4, cx, cxi; Allen and Browne 1885, 352; Saywell 1885, 5, 6, 218, 219, 222; Saywell 1886, 480–1; Bulmer 1890, 525, 526; Robinson, J. 1890, 35, fig. 9; Hodges 1894, 195; Morris, J. 1904, 280, 420; Bogg 1908, 14; Collingwood 1912, 110, pl. III; Page, W. 1914, 426, 429; Morris, J. 1931, 280, 417; Elgee and Elgee 1933, 195, 249; Mee 1941, 169; Pevsner 1966, 271; Bailey 1980, 240, 252, 255; Cambridge 1989, 382, 384, 385; Morris, R. 1989, 138; Hadley 2000, 244; Stocker 2000, 205–6. The following is an unpublished manuscript reference to the Northallerton stones: BL Add. MS 37552 no. XIV, item 702 (Romilly Allen collection).

[2]The following is an unpublished manuscript reference to no. 6: BL Add. MS 37552 no. XIV, item 703 (Romilly Allen collection).