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Early Medieval (Dark Age)Site Name: All Saints (Northallerton)Country: England
NOTE: This site is 3.919 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Yorkshire (North) Type: Ancient Cross
Nearest Town: Northallerton
Map Ref: SE36729420
Latitude: 54.342036N Longitude: 1.436691W
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
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-1 | Completely destroyed |
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4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
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5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
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Anne T visited on 28th Jul 2015 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 5 Anglo Danish cross fragments, All Saints Church, Northallerton, North Yorkshire: I found the exterior of All Saints in Northallerton, which sits at the northern end of the High Street on the A167, very forbidding with its blackened stones. However, the inside was nice enough, although very Victorian, and we were made very welcome by a parishioner who had popped in to collect the church magazine. I had to chuckle as the “A Brief Guide to All Saints Parish Church” which says the oldest thing in the church is the Norman grave cover (to be found at the northern eastern corner of the nave). They have ignored the Anglo Saxon (or they correctly call it in this part of the world, Anglo Danish) stones on the window ledges.
The guide book says that there was supposed to be a church of stone built here in the early 7th century by St. Paulinus. “Fragments of stone crosses, possibly of this period, still exist, some built into the walls at various places, while a very fine cross head and separate shaft are on permanent loan to Bede’s World ..... although there is no visual evidence to suggest a significant stone building before the 11th century.” For the picture of the Northallerton Cross at Bede’s world, follow the link http://www.megalithic.co.uk/modules.php?op=modload&name=a312&file=index&do=showpic&pid=133724.
All the crosses, apart from one, which is at the south eastern corner of the choir, sit on window-ledges, most along the north wall and north transept, but some in the small kitchen area at the west end of the north transept. Most remarkable is the fragment with what looks like a sheep.
I’ve had difficulty in finding out more about these stone fragments, although the Corpus of Anglo Saxon Stone Sculpture web site says the North Yorkshire collection will be on-line soon.
Funnily enough, the church guide prides itself on the Robert Mouseman mice on the wooden furniture, and there is a special “Mouse Guide To All Saints Parish Church Northallerton.”
Nine 8 to 10th Century cross fragments and heads inside All Saints', Northallerton.
There is said to have been a church built by St. Paulinus on this site since the early 7th century. Only fragments of stone crosses from this period still exist, displayed on the window ledges within the church (the church guide also says built into the structure, but we were unable to find these). Most of the crosses sit on the window ledges on the north wall, some in the small kitchen area to the west end of the north transept, with one cross head sitting on the western edge of the step between the nave and the choir.
One beautiful cross is on loan to Bede's World at Jarrow All Saints sits on the A167 at the northern end of Northallerton High Street. There is plenty of free parking at the sides of the road near the church with access to the church for wheelchairs.
The church prides itself on the Robert Mouseman mice to be found in the furniture and there is a special 'Mouse Guide' to church for visitors who are interested.
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