Bradley

There are records of TWO standing crosses at Bradley in North Lincs. One is the churchyard cross at St George’s church – this is fully described below. A second cross base with stump of a shaft, possibly from a wayside cross, is recorded in the grounds of the manor house. This cross has not been surveyed – known details are given at the end of the survey.

Parish/District	Bradley/North East Lincs
Location	c.  6m S of nave of Saint George’s church,
Category	Churchyard cross
National Grid Ref	TA 24171 06754
Designation	Listed II
Stone type	Limestone
Refs	Davies, LN&Q vol 13
Visits	DS/HH: 7 Sept 2009

There is a really good cross at Bradley church – the shaft is complete and parts of the knop survive, but the head is absent. It is sited about 6m to the south of the nave of the church.

The base is formed from three steps plus a socket stone: The outer steps measure 2.29m square and the socket stone is 0.72m (E-W) by 0.75m (N-S). The corners of the socket stone are eroded – or sculpted – with dished depressions.

The shaft is set in the socket with cement – it is chamfered with broach-stops to octagonal (low down) and measures 0.23m (E-W) by 0.26m (N-S) at the base, tapering as it rises. It seems to survive to its full height as there are parts of the octagonal crenellated knop still present. The shaft measures 2.15m to the base of the knop. The knop is repaired with lead. The overall height of the surviving cross is c. 3m.

Bradley Wayside Cross

Parish/District	Bradley/North East Lincs
Location	c. 14 metres south of Manor House, Bradley
Category	Wayside cross
National Grid Ref	TA 24070 06725
Designation	Listed II
Stone type	Not known
Refs	N Lincs HER;
Visits	Couldn’t access it on 7 Sept 2009

List description: Stump of chamfered shaft with broach-stops on square base. Overall height approximately one metre. Stands near line of former road leading to church, perhaps originally a wayside cross, but not necessarily in original position.