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<< Our Photo Pages >> St Peter (Osmotherly) - Ancient Cross in England in Yorkshire (North)

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Early Medieval (Dark Age)Site Name: St Peter (Osmotherly)
Country: England County: Yorkshire (North) Type: Ancient Cross
 Nearest Village: Osmotherly
Map Ref: SE45579718
Latitude: 54.368104N  Longitude: 1.300119W
Condition:
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4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
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5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
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2co-ordinates of the nearest village
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Anne T visited on 26th Sep 2014 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 5 St Peter’s Church, Osmotherley. Saxon cross fragments: Note, whilst there is parking on School Lane immediately by the church, there are steps to negotiate from the road up to the church. Having failed to get to Mount Grace Priory and St. John’s Well from the northern carriageway of the A19 (there is only access from the southbound carriageway), we went into Osmotherley as I’d seen St. Peter’s and their Saxon cross fragments on the Portal. St. Peter’s really was ‘the disappearing church’ – coming down North End, it towered over the houses but as we turned to go up West End and got closer to it, it disappeared and we lost our bearings. After two attempts of driving up and down, we turned down School Lane (not Church Lane, as we might have expected!), which, whilst narrow there is parking. The cross shaft fragments are in the porch of the church, which is open to the weather, so available to visit anytime. As I was making my way up the steps towards the church porch, there were some ladies coming slowly down the steps towards us. The first lady told us they had just had a choir practice for Harvest Festival, and if I was quick, I could look round the inside of the church. This church has a lovely atmosphere, and I’d like to go back and have a more leisurely look. The ladies told me that the south nave is Victorian, so the Norman porch must have been moved when this was built. I saw the cross fragments and photographed them, with the kind ladies surrounding me – all lovely and really interested. They told me about other crosses at Sockburn and St Wilfrid’s Parish Church in South Kilvington to add to my list of places of ‘must see’ sites.

St Peter (Osmotherly)
St Peter (Osmotherly) submitted by Anne T : This is the largest fragment of Saxon cross shaft, kept on a bench on the eastern wall of the church porch. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Ancient Cross in Yorkshire (North)

Four pre-Norman sculptured stones, including cross shaft and hogback fragment, in the porch at St Peter's Osmotherly.
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St Peter (Osmotherly)
St Peter (Osmotherly) submitted by Anne T : I was really interested in this Saxon cross head fragment. It is amongst the group on the bench on the western wall of the porch. (Vote or comment on this photo)

St Peter (Osmotherly)
St Peter (Osmotherly) submitted by Anne T : Group of Saxon cross fragments stored on a bench against the western wall of the porch. (Vote or comment on this photo)

St Peter (Osmotherly)
St Peter (Osmotherly) submitted by Anne T : St Peter's Church in Osmotherley. The Saxon cross fragments are kept on benches in the porch of the church. Note for visitors: whilst there is parking on the road outside the church, there are steps (with iron hand rails) leading up to the church door. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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