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Submitted by Anne T on Friday, 12 August 2022 Page Views: 1255
Early Medieval (Dark Age)Site Name: St Peter's Church (Croft-on-Tees)Country: England
NOTE: This site is 4.866 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Yorkshire (North) Type: Ancient Cross
Nearest Town: Darlington Nearest Village: Croft-on-Tees
Map Ref: NZ2887909849
Latitude: 54.483173N Longitude: 1.555777W
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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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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 10th Aug 2022 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 4 St Peter's Church, Croft on Tees: The church's wedding co-ordinator kindly opened the church for us at very short notice, and acted as our guide for our brief visit. A very lovely church, right next to the River Tees. Sadly, the stone recorded on the Corpus of Anglo Saxon Stone Sculpture as Croft on Tees 01 had been moved to the Bowes Museum, and was about to be transferred to Newcastle as part of the celebrations of the Lindisfarne Gospels returning to that part of the world. This was disappointing, as this was the stone I most wanted to see.
A couple of bonuses were the additional stones built into the external fabric of the building, which we walked around to see what we could spot.
Our grand-daughter, Alice, was partly named after 'Alice in Wonderland', so it was good to be able to take a photograph of the sculpture which is said to have inspired Lewis Carroll's Cheshire Cat.
It largely dates from the 12th century, with 13th, 14th and 15th century additions and was restored in 1887-1900.
The church is in a very pretty (if busy) location, next to a bridge over the River Tees. Parking is available on Monk End Terrace, immediately to the north of the church, between the Old Rectory and the church.
The church of St Peter's is recorded as Historic England List ID 1301945, where is classed as Grade 1 listed building.
Note: one cross shaft is currently on loan to Bowes Museum, but about to be transferred to Newcastle as part of the return of the Lindisfarne Gospels exhibition, which commences on 17th September 2022, until 3rd December 2022: see Lindisfarne Gospels at the Laing-in-Newcastle.
Prior to the pandemic, a key to the church used to be left at the hotel/pub opposite, but at the moment, visitors are encouraged to visit during their coffee mornings on the first Friday of each month, or by contacting the church wardens at 'stpeterscroft@btinternet.com'.
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