Parish/District | Fosdyke/Boston District |
Location | c. 8.5m south of the south porch of All Saints church |
Category | Churchyard cross |
National Grid Ref | TF 31512 33306 |
Designation | Scheduled |
Stone type | Limestone |
Refs | A P Survey 2 Feb 1994; |
Visits | AP: 2 Feb 1994 | DS/HH: 20 Dec 2005 |
Just a lonesome socket stone in the churchyard of All Saints at Fosdyke. It is a single block of limestone, c. 0.76m square with moulded and chamfered corners rising to an upper surface of octagonal section. It now is a maximum height of 0.3m above the present ground surface, the lower part of the stone being buried. On the upper surface of the stone is a rectangular socket for the cross shaft – now filled with water.
A historic photograph inside the church shows the stone in the same position in the churchyard, but possibly with a portion of shaft in situ.
Fosdyke