NHER 60734 (Monument record) - Medieval stone cross in St Andrews churchyard

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Summary

Shaft and base of a medieval stone cross standing approximately 2.5m high. This monument was moved into the churchyard from a nearby road junction.

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Location

Map sheet TG03NW
Civil Parish FIELD DALLING, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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This monument was previously recorded under NHER 3192.

March 1959. Listed Grade II.
Shaft and base of a medieval stone cross standing approximately 2.5m high. Both the base and the shaft area square and each angle on the shaft is chamfered with a bar stop.
This monument was moved into the churchyard from a nearby road junction.
Information from (S1).
H. Hamilton (HES), 07 May 2015.

November 1998. Scheduled.
Scheduling Description:
The monument includes the remains of a standing stone cross located within the churchyard of St Andrew's Church, approximately 30m to the east of the church and approximately 8m to the west of the east gateway. The cross, which is Listed Grade II, is medieval in date and includes the two socket stones, one above the other, and the remaining part of the shaft.
The lower socket stone, which is set into the ground, measures 0.25m high and 0.65m square at the base, rising through chamfered corners with stop angles to an octagonal section on the surface. The upper socket stone which is mortared to the lower one, measures 0.65m high by 0.55m square at the base, rising through chamfered corners with defined stop angles to an octagonal section with a moulded cornice on the surface. The shaft, which is set onto the upper surface of the socket stone, measures 1.53m in height by 0.32m square at the base, rising through chamfered corners to a tapering octagonal section. The full height of the cross in its present form is 2.43m. The tarmac pathway where it falls within the monument's protective margin is excluded from the scheduling, although the ground beneath it is included.
Information from (S2) and (S3).
H. Hamilton (HES), 07 May 2015.

  • --- Article in Serial: Cozens-Hardy B. 1934. Norfolk Crosses. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XXV Pt II pp 297-336. p 309; Pl 3.
  • --- Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TF 93 NE 3.
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • <S1> Designation: Historic England. National Heritage List for England. List Entry 1373499.
  • <S2> Designation: English Heritage. 1990-2013. English Heritage Scheduling Notification. Notification. DNF375.
  • <S3> Designation: English Heritage. 1994? -2011?. English Heritage Digital Designation Record. Record. DNF375.

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Record last edited

Jul 16 2018 10:29AM

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