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<< Our Photo Pages >> St Bridget (West Kirby) - Early Christian Sculptured Stone in England in Cheshire

Submitted by TimPrevett on Sunday, 01 July 2007  Page Views: 8933

Early Medieval (Dark Age)Site Name: St Bridget (West Kirby) Alternative Name: West Kirby Parish Church
Country: England County: Cheshire Type: Early Christian Sculptured Stone
Nearest Town: West Kirby
Map Ref: SJ21828641
Latitude: 53.368748N  Longitude: 3.176434W
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
2 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
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
0No data.
5 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
5

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St Bridget (West Kirby)
St Bridget (West Kirby) submitted by TimPrevett : The side of the hogback facing into the church; considerably larger than I'd anticipated! (Vote or comment on this photo)
Ancient Cross in Cheshire

A Viking hogback fragment, and cross fragment, inside St Bridget's West Kirby.
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St Bridget (West Kirby)
St Bridget (West Kirby) submitted by TimPrevett : The rear side of the hogback amongst acolytes' candle holders. (Vote or comment on this photo)

St Bridget (West Kirby)
St Bridget (West Kirby) submitted by TimPrevett : The end view of the hogback. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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SJ2186 : West Kirby, Merseyside, St Bridget by Dave Kelly
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SJ2186 : The Parish Church of St Bridget, West Kirby by Eirian Evans
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SJ2186 : St Bridget's, West Kirby by David Bremner
by David Bremner
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SJ2186 : Bowling Green at Ashton Park by Eirian Evans
by Eirian Evans
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SJ2186 : Aston Park by Eirian Evans
by Eirian Evans
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Re: St Bridget (West Kirby) by TimPrevett on Sunday, 05 August 2007
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Good website of this here

http://www.stbridgetschurch.org.uk/hogbackdetail.htm
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