Monument record 1163/1/6 - Standing Cross St Mary's churchyard

<1> Department of the Environment, 1971-2005, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, /4/58 (Report). SCH1934.

Cross Base and Shaft in Churchyard of St Mary. Cross-base, now sundial. 16th century. Yellow sandstone ashlar. Two otagonal steps rising to an 18th century octagonal pillar for a sundial with end stops to the base and a moulded capital. To the top is a circular copper plate inscribed "Jas Green Fecit"

<2> Ordnance Survey, 1870-1982, Ordnance Survey Archaeological Record Card, SJ86SW3/1964 (Index). SCH2487.

<3> English Heritage, Various, Old/Original Schedule Entry (Scheduled Ancient Monuments Description), English Heritage 1999, SAM 30394 (Scheduling Record). SCH4606.

The monument includes a medieval standing cross base in the churchyard of St Mary's Church. The cross base stands 8m north west of the northwest corner of the tower adjacent to the west wall of the nave. The base is constructed of fine gritstone, is octagonal and forms two steps up to the base block which is also octagonal. The first step measures 2.2m in diameter and stands 0.1m high, the second step measures 1.6m in diameter and stands 0.25m high. The base block measures 0.9m in diameter and tapers slightly to the top. The block is 0.5m high with a square socle. the socket has been reused as a setting for a later sundial shaft of a different gritstone. This is square at the base, rising by shallow cut shoulders to become octagonal and stands 0.85m high with a small drip moulding at the top. The dial and the gnomon are missing. The cross base is late medieval in style. It stands in its original position and is an important example of liturgical and parochial customs. The conversion to a sundial is indicative of Catholic recusants protecting the sculpture from being totally demolished

<4> Historic England, 2011, The National Heritage List for England, 1020625 (Web Site). SCH6528.