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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
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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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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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.

St Peter's Church (Croft-on-Tees)
St Peter's Church (Croft-on-Tees) submitted by Anne T : Whilst I would class this carving, which is built into the wall just to the west of the south door, as a sheela-na-gig, the church guide (and our guide for the day) says this is "a small human figure with right arm raised over his head and left arm down across the body. One authority claims it to be a local water deity of Romano-British origin, circa 1-5 century AD. However this may be a piece of... (Vote or comment on this photo)
The interior of the church contains two cross shaft fragments, a likely sheela-na-gig (pictured), and a carving said to be the inspiration for Lewis Carroll's 'Cheshire Cat' (see further down our page). In the external walls are some other fragments, including a third cross shaft fragment, a scratch dial, and part of a carved Romanesque lintel. Guy Points, in his Yorkshire Gazetteer of Anglo-Saxon and Viking Sites (page 130) tells us the church is "evidently on the site of an earlier 11th century structure", with the evidence provided by the cross shaft fragments which date from the 8th to 10th centuries.

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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St Peter's Church (Croft-on-Tees)
St Peter's Church (Croft-on-Tees) submitted by Anne T : Carved into the western side of the thirteenth century sedilia on the southern wall of the sanctuary is the curious creature said to have inspired Lewis Carroll's 'The Cheshire Cat'. Carroll's father, Charles Dodgson, was rector of the church, and his grave can be found in the churchyard. (Vote or comment on this photo)

St Peter's Church (Croft-on-Tees)
St Peter's Church (Croft-on-Tees) submitted by Anne T : Recorded on the Corpus of Anglo Saxon Stone Sculpture as Croft on Tees 03, this cross shaft fragment is built into the exterior south wall of the chancel, east of the priest's door (now largely hidden behind a large shrub). According to the Corpus it is displayed on its side, and is the neck of a cross. The description given is: "The edge moulding is plain, with locking rings on the top corners ... (Vote or comment on this photo)

St Peter's Church (Croft-on-Tees)
St Peter's Church (Croft-on-Tees) submitted by Anne T : The front, broad face A, of Croft on Tees 02. Description reads: "A broad plain edge moulding flanks a very worn panel. Near the base are faint remains of interlace in broad flat strand. Near the top is a broad transverse moulding above which is a vertical strand that splits into a return loop through the lower half of a ring. On the lower right is a large pellet filler. More worn ones fill th... (Vote or comment on this photo)

St Peter's Church (Croft-on-Tees)
St Peter's Church (Croft-on-Tees) submitted by Anne T : Photograph showing the front and westermost, narrow, face D of Croft on Tees 02. Description for face D reads: "Between broad edge mouldings in the upper half is a plain panel that erupts into ring-twist with a glide to the second incomplete register". (Vote or comment on this photo)

St Peter's Church (Croft-on-Tees)
St Peter's Church (Croft-on-Tees) submitted by Anne T : Recorded on the Corpus of Anglo Saxon Stone Sculpture as Croft on Tees 02, this photograph shows the broad (face A) and the western (narrow) face B. The description given for face B reads: "plain for most of the lower part. Between plain edge mouldings near the top is a bar terminal and one register of a ring-twist with a glide to the next register". Dated to the late ninth to mid-tenth ce...

St Peter's Church (Croft-on-Tees)
St Peter's Church (Croft-on-Tees) submitted by Anne T : Recorded on the Corpus of Anglo Saxon Stone Sculpture as Croft on Tees 04, this fragment is built into the western wall of the tower, at about head height. It is described as "part of a Romanesque lintel with curved top and sunken-star motif, built into the exterior west wall of the nave. This is very probably the 'hogback' identified by Romilly Allen, but seen by no other researchers". It is da...

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