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Submitted by Thorgrim on Wednesday, 18 May 2005  Page Views: 9635

Early Medieval (Dark Age)Site Name: Collingham Crosses Alternative Name: St Oswald's Church; Apostles's Cross; Oswini Cross
Country: England County: Yorkshire (West) Type: Ancient Cross
Nearest Town: Wetherby  Nearest Village: Collingham
Map Ref: SE3901546096
Latitude: 53.909557N  Longitude: 1.407588W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
4 Ambience:
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4 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
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5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
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2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
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Anne T visited on 27th Apr 2017 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 5 Collingham Crosses, West Yorkshire: What are the chances of meeting someone whose grandparents built the house you live in now and has recollections of visiting, together with photographs of what the house used to look like? The grandparents of Rev. Sylvia Earle who is vicar of Collingham did in fact build our house, and she was able to tell us what it was like when she was younger, and provided us with a photograph of what our (then) bungalow was like when it was first built. The church has to be kept locked these days as Rev Earle told us someone had stolen a fragment from the west end, and someone tried to set a fire against the wood panelling at the east end of the north aisle. Shame. We were left with the keys to return once we’d finished, so spent a good 40 minutes wandering around the church, photographing the crosses and fragments, including the cross fragment built into the north wall of the vestry. The Victorian builders built the nave and chancel at an angle. The Runic and Apostle crosses were lovely, together with the unusual round creset. Most of the furniture within the building looked new and well cared for, with pristine kneelers. Much enjoyed this visit: we were made very welcome and this is a pleasant sanctuary inside, although the noise from the A58 invaded the privacy of the churchyard.

Collingham Crosses
Collingham Crosses submitted by Thorgrim : Dated to about 875 AD (the early years of the Viking occupation of the land around York) this cross is known as the Aerswith Cross. It shows clear Jellinge style carvings in the Danish manner. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Ancient Crosses in Yorkshire (West)

Two early 9th century Anglian crosses in the nave. The church is locked, but access is granted by the very nice lady vicar who lives opposite (in the small house - not the Old Vicarage)

One of the crosses, called the Aerswith Cross, is decorated with a dragon and two opposing beasts. The carvings are derived from the Viking "Jellinge" style and there are undecipherable runes just below the lower panel.

The church of St Oswald is scheduled as Historic England List ID 1225846, which tells us: "Two important pre-Conquest cross shafts, one known as the Oswini Cross and claimed to be C7 and as such the 'oldest authentic Christian monument existing in the North of England', but now thought to be slightly later. This is carved with representations of the Apostles; the other is C9 or C10 and has interlace carving incorporating dragons and ruinic inscription in base".

The church and its Anglo Saxon crosses are also recorded as Pastscape Monument No. 53029, which says there are smaller fragments also preserved in the church. The Journal of Antiquities also includes an entry for The Collingham Saxon Crosses, West Yorkshire, which includes a description, drawings of the crosses, and a list of reference sources for more information.
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Collingham Crosses
Collingham Crosses submitted by Thorgrim : The earlier of the two Collingham Crosses is known as the Apostles Cross. Dating from the 9th century, it shows Christ and eleven of the apostles. Anglo-Saxon in style and carved before the Viking occupation of York. (1 comment - Vote or comment on this photo)

Collingham Crosses
Collingham Crosses submitted by Anne T : Another fragment of cross with interlacing on the window sill on the western wall. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Collingham Crosses
Collingham Crosses submitted by Anne T : A fragment of cross on the window sill on the southern side of the western wall. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Collingham Crosses
Collingham Crosses submitted by Anne T : Top (front) section of the Apostles cross. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Collingham Crosses
Collingham Crosses submitted by Anne T : Part of a cross head on the window sill on the southern part of the west wall.

Collingham Crosses
Collingham Crosses submitted by Anne T : Close up of the runes at the bottom of the Runic (Aerswith) cross. Any guesses as to the translation?

Collingham Crosses
Collingham Crosses submitted by Anne T : This fragment of consecration cross is built into the north wall of the vestry.

Collingham Crosses
Collingham Crosses submitted by Anne T : The top (front) section of the Runic (Aerswith) Cross.

Collingham Crosses
Collingham Crosses submitted by Anne T : The bottom (front) section of the Runic (Aerswith) Cross.

Collingham Crosses
Collingham Crosses submitted by Anne T : The top of the Apostles Cross from the rear, looking towards the west wall. The crosses are carved on all four sides, although difficult to photograph because of the space left between the crosses and the wall behind.

Collingham Crosses
Collingham Crosses submitted by Anne T : The Runic (Aerswith) Cross (near) and Apostles Cross on the north east end of the nave.

Collingham Crosses
Collingham Crosses submitted by brigantia : Early drawing of the Collingham Crosses - image taken from Edmund Bogg's "Lower Wharfeland" (1904).

Collingham Crosses
Collingham Crosses submitted by Thorgrim : This enhanced scan of the front face of the Aerswith Cross shows a dragon at the top with two opposed beasts below - all interlaced in typical Scandinavian style. Faint runes are just visible at the base, but cannot be read.

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Re: Collingham Crosses by magnum on Sunday, 17 August 2008
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visited on the 16/8/08 great area was granted access by the church warden and took some photos
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