Building record 2385/2/3 - Base of churchyard cross approx 6m south of south door of Church of St. Rumbald

A Medieval churchyard cross base.

{1} Base of churchyard cross. C14/C15. Limestone ashlar. Octagonal socket with chamfered and moulded corners returning to square base. Probably reset, as recorded in Rectory grounds late C19/early C20. (Markham, C.A., Stone Crosses of Northamptonshire, p.107).

{3} Cross base on original plinth, at TL02648625

{4} Possibly medieval churchyard cross base in the Rectory, used as a mounting block

{5} Undated photo.

{6} Situated at TL 02648625 is a stone cross base standing on the original slab plinth. See AO/62/52/3. Viewed from South-west. Surveyed at 1:2500.

<1> Clews Architects, 1980s, Database for Listing of Historic Buildings of Special Architectural Interest: Northamptonshire, 4/113 (checked) (Digital archive). SNN102353.

<2> List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest ("Greenback"), G09 (unchecked) (Catalogue). SNN41470.

<3> Ordnance Survey, 1950s/1960s, Ordnance Survey Record Cards, TL08NW7 (checked) (Index). SNN443.

<4> Markham C.A., 1901, The Stone Crosses of Northamptonshire, p.107+116 (unchecked) (Report). SNN5725.

<5> Photographs of buildings in Stoke Doyle (Photographs). SNN113401.

<6> Baird, J, 1969, Field Investigators Comments, F1 JB 01-OCT-69 (Note). SNN111452.

Record last edited

Mar 20 2023 4:27PM