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<< Our Photo Pages >> Bakewell Churchyard - Ancient Cross in England in Derbyshire

Submitted by TimPrevett on Sunday, 11 February 2007  Page Views: 11009

Early Medieval (Dark Age)Site Name: Bakewell Churchyard Alternative Name: All Saints (Bakewell)
Country: England County: Derbyshire Type: Ancient Cross
Nearest Town: Bakewell
Map Ref: SK2154768458
Latitude: 53.212750N  Longitude: 1.67881W
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
 3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
 3 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.
 4 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
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Bakewell Churchyard
Bakewell Churchyard submitted by TimPrevett : The east face, and arguably the most impressive. See main entry. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Two ancient crosses within Bakewell Churchyard; one on the eastern side of the church near the wall is the 7 feet plus tall shaft of a glorious engraved cross, scrollwork and beasts are identifiable. On the side facing the church the lower part of a cruciform image can be made out. This cross is either 8th or 9th century.

The other is a smaller, later shaft, 10th or 11th century, to the south of the church building.

Also worth checking in the porch and west end of the church for dozens of fragments - mixture of Anglo Saxon and Norman.

The two crosses are scheduled as Historic England List ID 1008618 (Anglo-Scandinavian high cross from Two Dales, Darley, now in the churchyard of All Saints' Church at SK 21547 68458), and Historic England List ID 1008617 (Anglian high cross in the churchyard of All Saints' Church at SK 21576 68466). They are also recorded respectively as Pastscape Monument 311239 and Pastscape Monument No. 311189. All Saints Church, with its 'valuable and extensive collection of early sepulchural stones' is recorded as Pastscape Monument No. 311218 and scheduled as Historic England List ID 1316489.

The Journal of Antiquities also includes an entry for the Bakewell Churchyard Crosses, Bakewell, Derbyshire, which includes descriptions, background information, more information on the 40 plus stone and cross fragments, plus gives a list of reference material for more information.
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Bakewell Churchyard
Bakewell Churchyard submitted by rldixon : The smaller of the two crosses. (taken 28/5/2010) (Vote or comment on this photo)

Bakewell Churchyard
Bakewell Churchyard submitted by rldixon : The larger of the two crosses underneath it's protective cover. (taken 22/3/2011) (Vote or comment on this photo)

Bakewell Churchyard
Bakewell Churchyard submitted by Paultopia : Saxon cross outside All Saints Church. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Bakewell Churchyard
Bakewell Churchyard submitted by rldixon : The smaller of the two crosses, still wrapped up for winter. (taken 22/3/2011) (Vote or comment on this photo)

Bakewell Churchyard
Bakewell Churchyard submitted by rldixon : The smaller of the two crosses. (taken 28/5/2010) (Vote or comment on this photo)

Bakewell Churchyard
Bakewell Churchyard submitted by rldixon : The larger of the two crosses. (taken on May 28 2010)

Bakewell Churchyard
Bakewell Churchyard submitted by rldixon

Bakewell Churchyard
Bakewell Churchyard submitted by AngieLake : Close-up of the lovely carving on cross at Bakewell Church.

Bakewell Churchyard
Bakewell Churchyard submitted by AngieLake : Back view of the cross at Bakewell Church.

Bakewell Churchyard
Bakewell Churchyard submitted by AngieLake : The cross at Bakewell Church.

Bakewell Churchyard
Bakewell Churchyard submitted by AngieLake

Bakewell Churchyard
Bakewell Churchyard submitted by TimPrevett : The many fragments in the church porch. If I recall correct there were other fragments on the other side, but I felt confident they were entirely Norman. These are dominantly Anglo-Saxon.

Bakewell Churchyard
Bakewell Churchyard submitted by TimPrevett : The fragments at the rear of the church.

Bakewell Churchyard
Bakewell Churchyard submitted by TimPrevett : The west, more eroded face of the cross. See main entry.

Bakewell Churchyard
Bakewell Churchyard submitted by rldixon : Notice on small cross. 22/3/2011

Bakewell Churchyard
Bakewell Churchyard submitted by rldixon : Sign on cover over the larger of the two crosses. (22/3/2011)

Bakewell Churchyard
Bakewell Churchyard submitted by rldixon : The larger of the two crosses covered up for protection over winter. (taken 22/3/2011)

Bakewell Churchyard
Bakewell Churchyard submitted by AngieLake : Bakewell Church - a rather dark, brooding, building. The cross is situated to the front of the left wing of the building as viewed here.

Bakewell Churchyard
Bakewell Churchyard submitted by TimPrevett : The smaller cross at the southern side of the church.

Bakewell Churchyard
Bakewell Churchyard submitted by TimPrevett : The larger, older cross on the eastern side with direct sunlight.

Bakewell Churchyard
Bakewell Churchyard submitted by TimPrevett : The smaller cross at the southern side of the church.

Bakewell Churchyard
Bakewell Churchyard submitted by TimPrevett

Bakewell Churchyard
Bakewell Churchyard submitted by TimPrevett : The many fragments in the church porch. If I recall correct there were other fragments on the other side, but I felt confident they were entirely Norman. These are dominantly Anglo-Saxon.

Bakewell Churchyard
Bakewell Churchyard submitted by TimPrevett : The situation of the cross - a challenging location to photo the monument, especially with the iron railings. See main entry.

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Re: Bakewell Churchyard Cross by AngieLake on Monday, 07 May 2012
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This cross featured in BBC 1's Countryfile on Sunday 6th May 2012.
A recent excavation directly underneath it uncovered the skeletons of a woman and child, which were carbon-dated to AD1030? to 12??.
Bakewell Minster, one of the earliest Christian settlements in the area, was believed to have stood on this site.

It's thought that this broken cross was once about 12 ft high and, together with another smaller stone in the churchyard, may once have stood beside a track on the moors outside Bakewell.
[Hope I've got that right!]
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Re: Bakewell Churchyard by AngieLake on Thursday, 05 November 2009
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Just found my old leaflet about Bakewell - 'Look At Bakewell' - and this was the story about the lovely old cross at the front of the church:

"The Saxon Cross ... is decorated with symbolic carvings which represent a vine. It is said that when Prince Arthur slept beneath this cross, he dreamed that his future wife would come from across the sea and that he would soon die. Upon his return to Haddon his governor, Henry Vernon, said he was to marry a Spanish Princess.
Four months after his wedding, Prince Arthur died. His last words were, 'O, the vision of the cross at Haddon.' A few years later, Arthur's brother, the future King Henry VIII, married Arthur's Spanish Princess."

The church is called 'All Saints Parish Church'. "...the site upon which it stands has been used for Christian worship since Saxon times. ..."

"In the porch is a collection of coffin lids, or sepulchre stones, which rested on top of stone coffins. They are at least 700 years old. In those days few people could read or write so these stones had signs carved on them rather than words. The cross shows that the dead person had been a Christian and the other sign shows his occupation or job. Look for the archer, soldier and sheep shearer...."

Though these illustrated A4 leaflets are aimed at schoolchildren, I find them very useful for quick reference, and they invariably point you to something fascinating that you'd never have noticed.
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