Early 20th C postcard of Searby church – A standing cross is visible in the photograph
Parish/DistrictSearby cum Owmby/West Lindsey
Locationin the churchyard of St Nicholas church
CategoryModern cross (?)
National Grid Refnot known
DesignationNone
Stone TypeNot known
RefsDavies, D S, 1915, Lincs N & Q, Vol XIII No.6, p.212
VisitsNot visited

A cross is reported at Searby cum Owmby by Davies (1915), who says it is modern and erected by a vicar of Searby, Mr Townsend, around 1895. Davies records two steps, a base and a cross 1.98m high.

However, Kelly’s Directory (1919 and 1930) reports: ‘the base of a churchyard cross still remains’, and the Lincs HER records: ‘A restored medieval cross in St Nicholas churchyard’.

Searby cross was not visited by AP, or by Hilary and I – but clearly needs a survey to work out if any medieval cross elements survive here.

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