Fosdyke churchyard cross – just a socket stone, 8.5m from the porch of All Saints church.
Parish/DistrictFosdyke/Boston District
Locationc. 8.5m south of the south porch of All Saints church
CategoryChurchyard cross
National Grid RefTF 31512 33306
DesignationScheduled
Stone typeLimestone
RefsA P Survey 2 Feb 1994;
VisitsAP: 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.

A photo of Fosdyke cross base taken by Hilary in 1984
Fosdyke churchyard cross in 2005 – Not much has changed.
Fosdyke

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