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Standing crosses Collection

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Background imageStanding crosses Collection: Alnmouth & Aln Estuary K011711

Alnmouth & Aln Estuary K011711
ALNMOUTH & ALN ESTUARY, Northumberland. View of a cross at the head of the estuary

Background imageStanding crosses Collection: Eleanor Cross Northampton CGH01_02_01_015

Eleanor Cross Northampton CGH01_02_01_015
Eleanor Cross, London Road, Hardingstone, Northampton. Pencil drawing signed by William Alexander (d.1815). Artwork collected by C G Harper

Background imageStanding crosses Collection: Anglo-Saxon Cross head a058966

Anglo-Saxon Cross head a058966
Church of St Michael, Cropthorne, Worcestershire. Detail of Cross head, 825-50

Background imageStanding crosses Collection: Lymm Cross CGH01_02_01_013

Lymm Cross CGH01_02_01_013
The Cross, Lymm, Warrington. A man walking past the Lymm Cross. Watercolour painting possibly by William Alexander (d.1815). Artwork collected by C G Harper

Background imageStanding crosses Collection: Selby Market Cross a81_00688

Selby Market Cross a81_00688
Market Cross, Market Place, Selby, North Yorkshire. View from the south-east of the Market Cross in June 1936

Background imageStanding crosses Collection: Anglo Saxon Cross Wolverhampton CGH01_02_01_024

Anglo Saxon Cross Wolverhampton CGH01_02_01_024
Anglo Saxon Cross, St Peters Collegiate Church, Wolverhampton. Nineteenth century pencil drawing showing the Anglo Saxon cross shaft in the churchyard. Artwork collected by C G Harper

Background imageStanding crosses Collection: Sandbach Cross CGH01_02_01_020

Sandbach Cross CGH01_02_01_020
Sandbach Crosses, Market Square, Sandbach, Cheshire. the carvings on each side of one of the Sandbach Crosses prior to the 1816 restoration. Watercolour painting dated 1806

Background imageStanding crosses Collection: Church of St Piran N050055

Church of St Piran N050055
CHURCH OF ST PIRAN, near Perranporth, Cornwall. Site of St Pirans church. Oblique view of the cross with sunset sky in the background

Background imageStanding crosses Collection: Sandbach Crosses J010096

Sandbach Crosses J010096
SANDBACH CROSSES, Cheshire. Reconstruction drawing of one of the crosses in the 9th century before it was moved to Sandbach, by Peter Dunn (English Heritage Graphics Team)

Background imageStanding crosses Collection: Reaps Cross

Reaps Cross
Wayside cross in an isolated position on wild moorland overlooking Gorple Lower Reservoir, West Yorkshire. IoE 423310

Background imageStanding crosses Collection: Monks Stone North Tyneside CGH01_02_01_018

Monks Stone North Tyneside CGH01_02_01_018
Monks Stone, Beach Road, Preston, North Tyneside. The Monks Stone in its original location outside Monk House Farm. The stone was later removed to the cloister garth of Tynemouth Priory

Background imageStanding crosses Collection: Market Cross Cheddar CGH01_02_01_017

Market Cross Cheddar CGH01_02_01_017
Market Cross, Cheddar, Somerset. View from the north with St Andrews Church in the background. Watercolour painting signed by William Alexander (d.1815). Artwork collected by C G Harper

Background imageStanding crosses Collection: Butter Cross Scarborough CGH01_02_01_016

Butter Cross Scarborough CGH01_02_01_016
Butter Cross, Low Conduit Street, Scarborough, North Yorkshire. Watercolour painting signed by Sir Henry Englefield, 1783. Artwork collected by C G Harper

Background imageStanding crosses Collection: Lacock Village Cross CGH01_02_01_014

Lacock Village Cross CGH01_02_01_014
Village Cross, High Street, Lacock, Wiltshire. A view from the north-west, with the Red Lion Inn in the background. Watercolour painting possibly by William Alexander (d.1815)

Background imageStanding crosses Collection: Bristol High Cross CGH01_02_01_007

Bristol High Cross CGH01_02_01_007
Bristol High Cross, Stourhead, Stourton With Gasper, Wiltshire. Watercolour painting possibly by William Alexander (d.1815). Artwork collected by C G Harper

Background imageStanding crosses Collection: Deeping St. James CGH01_02_01_012

Deeping St. James CGH01_02_01_012
Village Cross, Deeping St. James, Lincolnshire. a view from the south-east of a woman sitting on the steps, with St James Church in the background

Background imageStanding crosses Collection: Churchyard Cross, Somersby CGH01_02_01_005

Churchyard Cross, Somersby CGH01_02_01_005
Cross, St Margarets Church, Somersby, Lincolnshire. Watercolour painting possibly by William Alexander (d.1815) showing a view from the south-east of the cross in the churchyard

Background imageStanding crosses Collection: Market Cross, Bishops Lydeard CGH01_02_01_006

Market Cross, Bishops Lydeard CGH01_02_01_006
Market Cross, Bishops Lydeard, Somerset. Watercolour painting possibly by William Alexander (d.1815) showing the fifteenth century Market Cross, now in the churchyard of St Marys Church

Background imageStanding crosses Collection: Mercian Cross CGH01_02_01_004

Mercian Cross CGH01_02_01_004
Mercian Cross, St Mary And St Johns Church, Rothley, Leicestershire. Watercolour painting possibly by William Alexander (d.1815) showing the Mercian cross shaft in the churchyard

Background imageStanding crosses Collection: Nevilles Cross CGH01_02_01_001

Nevilles Cross CGH01_02_01_001
Nevilles Cross, Crossgate Peth, Durham. A nineteenth century watercolour painting of the remains of the Early Medieval cross. Artwork collected by C G Harper

Background imageStanding crosses Collection: Winchester Butter Cross CGH01_01_0128

Winchester Butter Cross CGH01_01_0128
A view from the north-west of the Butter Cross, High Street, Winchester, Hampshire. Drawn by C G Harper 1892-1933

Background imageStanding crosses Collection: Stretham, Cambridgeshire CGH01_01_1106

Stretham, Cambridgeshire CGH01_01_1106
Stretham, Cambridgeshire. A view from the south-west of the High Street, showing the Village Cross with people in the street. Drawn by C G Harper between 1892-1933

Background imageStanding crosses Collection: Lindisfarne Viking stone J870085

Lindisfarne Viking stone J870085
LINDISFARNE PRIORY, Northumberland. Viking stone. A 10th century carved cross-shaft of the kind that would have stood on the cross base now in the north transept

Background imageStanding crosses Collection: Flodden Field K940715

Flodden Field K940715
FLODDEN FIELD, Northumberland. Site of battle of 1513. Memorial cross

Background imageStanding crosses Collection: Church of St Piran N050056

Church of St Piran N050056
CHURCH OF ST PIRAN, near Perranporth, Cornwall. Site of St Pirans church. The cross among the sand dunes

Background imageStanding crosses Collection: Alnmouth and Aln Estuary K011712

Alnmouth and Aln Estuary K011712
ALNMOUTH & ALN ESTUARY, Northumberland. View of the cross at the head of the estuary

Background imageStanding crosses Collection: Lindisfarne Priory Stone J870087

Lindisfarne Priory Stone J870087
LINDISFARNE PRIORY, Holy Island, Northumberland. Lindisfarne Stone 8th century Anglo-Saxon cross-shaft with interlaced animal decoration. Anglo Saxon

Background imageStanding crosses Collection: Cross

Cross stands on the site of the lock-up of the ancient manor and borough of Ruyton, Shropshire. IoE 256689

Background imageStanding crosses Collection: The Monks Well

The Monks Well
Eye catcher consisting of ruined wall with an archway and a cross. IoE 57214



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