Tydd St Mary – possibly just a rediscovered piece of cross shaft re-erected at the edge of the churchyard
Parish/DistrictTydd St Mary/South Holland
Locationto the west of the SW corner of the tower – 0.15m from the fence (at the extreme edge of the churchyard)
CategoryChurchyard cross
National Grid RefTF 44584 18588
DesignationListed II
Stone TypeLimestone
RefsAP Survey 24 March 1994;
VisitsAP: 24 March 1994 | DS/HH: Not Visited

There is part of a medieval cross shaft erected close by the churchyard fence about 8m SW of the west tower of St Mary’s church at Tydd St Mary. It may have been discovered during grave-digging and re-erected here. There does not appear to be a socket stone below it.

The shaft is rectangular, chamfered to octagonal – it is 0.19m x 1.15m at the base, tapering to 0.16m x 0.12m at the top. It is c. 0.7m high (above ground).

The top of the shaft has four lead plugs set into the stone – one still has an iron pin within the lead.

Davies did not record this cross, possibly because he did not record for Tydd St Mary in general.

Churchyard cross at Tydd St Mary – hard against the churchyard railings
Tydd St Mary (1) churchyard

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