Marshchapel churchyard cross

There are the remains of two crosses in the churchyard at Marshchapel. (1) is a the repaired stump of a standing cross – possibly still in situ; Marshchapel (2) is a socket stone – now re-housed in the churchyard to the north of the tower.

Description for (1) below:

Parish/DistrictMarshchapel/East Lindsey
Location c. 10m south east of the porch of St Mary’s Church
CategoryChurchyard cross
National Grid RefTF 35982 98790
DesignationScheduled / Listed II
Stone TypeLimestone
RefsAP Survey 23 Jan 1998; Davies, D S,1915, Lincs N & Q, vol XIII No.6, p.167
VisitsAP 23 Jan 1998 | DS/HH: 23 Aug 2007

The churchyard cross at Marshchapel is sited c.10m south of the porch. It has a partly buried square socket stone c. 0.9 x 0.9m with about 0.35m above ground. The upper edge is chamfered and there is an unusual ‘overhang’ worked into the top of the stone.

The shaft is rectangular measuring 0.41m N-S by 0.27m E-W at the base and rising above moulded and chamfered corners in tapering octagonal section to a height of 1.58m. It has been broken and repaired using iron cramps – Davies suggests this was  c.1850. The top of the shaft is not broken off, but cut square, and has three dowel holes with stubs of iron set in lead – possibly the remains of a sundial mounting.

Marshchapel churchyard cross – the slight overhang at the top of the socket stone is visible (photo SLHA/DB)
Marshchapel churchyard cross – Detail of the repair to the shaft
Marshchapel (1)

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