Skirbeck St Nichols – a lost churchyard cross here

Skirbeck was a former parish of Boston. It has been incorporated into Boston since 1932. This lost cross is also listed under the Boston entry HERE

Parish/DistrictSkirbeck was a former parish – It is now incorporated in Boston/Boston District
LocationSkirbeck, St Nicholas church
CategoryLost cross (Churchyard cross)
National Grid Refc. TF 3382 4309 (Skirbeck cross)
DesignationNone
Stone typeN/A
RefsDavies, D S, 1915, Lincs N & Q, vol 13 p.212
Lincs HER: MLI12704
VisitsAP: 20 Dec 1993

Davies (1915) reports a churchyard cross with an octagonal base made of two stones with bevelled edges. This cross can no longer be located.

The chancel was restored/rebuilt in 1933/35 and it may have been moved at that time – Hilary thought it might be stored somewhere within the church.

Skirbeck

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