Monument record 1529/0/1 - Site of Cross Shaft at Wincle Grange

<1> Harris, B.E. (ed), 1987, Victoria County History - A History of the County of Chester: Volume I, p.291 (Book). SCH3556.

Site of a cylindrical cross shaft until c.1880. Now in Swythamley, Staffordshire.

<2> Earwaker, J P, 1877-1880, East Cheshire Past & Present, Vol.II p.433 (Book). SCH1080.

In the courtyard [of Wincle Grange] was till quite lately one of the upright stone pillars, about six feet in height, and similar to those in now in the Macclesfield Park and that at Upton, and also that at Clulow in this township, but smaller. This was removed to Mr. Brocklehurst’s park at Swythamley, in Staffordshire, a few miles distant, where it has been re-errected.

<3> North Staffordshire Field Club, 1917-60, Transactions of the North Staffordshire Field Club, Vol.LXXX, p.37-8 (Journal/Periodical). SCH3533.

<4> Browne, G.F., 1887, Brief Précis of the Description of the Early Sculptured Stones of Cheshire, p.150 (Article in Journal). SCH9512.

One that was at Wincle has been removed to Bagstones in Staffordshire.

<5> Currie, C.R.J. & Greenslade, M.W. (eds), 1996, Victoria County History - A History of the County of Stafford: Volume VII, Leek and the Moorlands, p.189 (Book). SCH9513.

An Anglo-Saxon circular cross shaft north-west of Swythamley Hall was brought from Wincle, in Prestbury.

<6> Bailey R N, 2010, Corpus of Anglo-Saxon Stone Sculpture Volume IX, Cheshire and Lancashire: 9, p.138 (Book). SCH7146.

A cross-shaft, 2.03m by 165mm, with two encircling mouldings at the top of the cylindrical section. All four faces of the rectangular-sectioned shaft above carry a scalloped lower border moulding to the single
undecorated panel. Immediately below the horizontal mouldings on the southern side are traces of a lightly
carved delicate scroll. A modern cross-head has been added to the remains of the shaft. Similar to the Cleulow Cross, which is also in Wincle, and likely to have a non-ecclesiastical provenance. Dates from the tenth or eleventh century. Now located in a hollow on Knights Low, Swythamley Park, Staffordshire (SJ 969648). It was removed from Wincle Grange by the squire of Swythamley in 1874.

<7> Ordnance Survey, 1870-1982, Ordnance Survey Archaeological Record Card, SJ 96 NE 7 (Index). SCH2487.

The exact site of the cross in the courtyard could not be ascertained. [TPW 21/04/1964].

<8> Historic England, 2011, The National Heritage List for England, 1190324 (Web Site). SCH6528.

Cross, thought to be twelfth century with mid-nineteenth century alterations. Gritstone, approximately two metres high on circular base. Tapered circular shaft; double strings to shoulder and from thence chamfered out to square broken head, capped by mid-nineteenth century square cross. Deep indentations to north side, one lead filled.