Cross base at St Andrew’s, Immingham – probably reused as a sundial and with another large stone set beneath (with chamfer on lower edge)
Parish/DistrictImmingham/North East Lincs
Locationc. 8m south of St Andrew’s church
CategoryChurchyard cross
National Grid RefTA 17525 15067
DesignationListed II
Stone TypeLimestone
Refs
VisitsDS/HH: 12 March 2012

In the churchyard of St Andrew’s, at Immingham, there is a socket stone mounted on a brick base – presumably to serve as a sundial. The stone is c. 0.65m square and c. 0.5m deep and has a fragment of broken shaft, still set in lead, in the socket which is cut flush with the top surface of the base. There are a series of fixing holes and a slot cut into its surface, typical of sundial fixings.

The brick base looks 18th C (with 20C repairs) and the large stone (c.0.3m deep) incorporated below the socket stone has a chamfer on its (now) lower surface, and may be another, inverted, socket stone.

Socket stone in Immingham churchyard – possibly set on a smaller (inverted) socket stone – note the chamfer on the lower edge of the lower stone
The fragment of shaft in the socket is lead-lined and cut flush with the top of the stone – It has a series of fixing holes and a slot – typical of sundial conversions
Immingham

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