The Corpus: Northallerton 07

Volume 6: Northern Yorkshire

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Current Display: Northallerton 07, Yorkshire North Riding

Overview

Object type: Part of cross-head [1] [2]

Measurements: H. 28.6 cm (11.25 in) W. 35 cm (13.8 in) D. 11.3 cm (4.4 in)

Stone type: As Northallerton 3 (All Saints). This or no. 9 could be part of the same cross as Northallerton 3 (All Saints).

Plate numbers in printed volume: Ills. 681–4

Corpus volume reference: Vol 6 p. 184

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Present Location

In an alcove formed by the blocked doorway in the north wall of the nave at the west end

Evidence for Discovery

See Northallerton 1 (All Saints)

Church Dedication

All Saints

Present Condition

Only the lateral arms survive; some surface damage

Description

A (broad) : A plate-head cross of type B10. The cross has a modelled edge moulding and slightly convex arm tips. In the centre is a damaged circular boss. In each lateral arm is a 'Brompton loop' in broad modelled strand, deeply cut.

B (narrow) : The edge moulding is modelled and contains four-cord plain plait of four stages in narrow modelled strand. The hole-points are 1 inch apart.

C (broad) : As face A, the knots in better relief, the boss hacked away.

D (narrow) : As face B.

Discussion

This piece has an identical design and form with no. 6 above, and comes from the Allertonshire workshop.

Date

First half of tenth century

References

Collingwood 1907, 271, 372, figs. j–k on 373; Collingwood 1912, 110, 114, 126, figs. j–k; Collingwood 1926a, 326; Collingwood 1927a, 144; Bailey 1980, 240

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 The following is an unpublished manuscript reference to the Northallerton stones: BL Add.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[2]The following is an unpublished manuscript reference to no. 7: BL Add. MS 37552 no. XIV, item 706 (Romilly Allen collection).