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Unless otherwise stated, this image is the copyright of the submitter. Contact them for permission to reproduce it. |  | | Description | The wonderfully carved Anglian cross in the churchyard of St Lawrence in Eyam. SK 21787639
The cross is a Grade 1 listed Anglian high cross dating probably to the 8th century. There are carvings of plant scrolls and leaves on the shaft. On the upper half of the western face are carvings of figures which appear to represent the Virgin Mary with the child. |
| Posted Comments: nicoladidsbury
(2006-02-27) | What a beautiful cross, this is one of the best I've seen, the carvings are still sto sharp. |
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