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| Brief History of Brompton Churches | The Tower |
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| The Saxon Crosses | The Cock Shaft |
| The Wheel Head Crosses | The Hogback Stones |
| Early Developments | John Kettlewell and Restoration |
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The Methodist Church and St. Thomas' Church,
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Wheel Head Crosses
The collapse of the Danish Kingdom in 954 A.D. which brought about a cultural revival,
produced new influences in the designs of crosses, typified by the plaited or cabled shaft
patterns and the gradual phasing out of the wheel head type. The fragmented remains of cross heads
to be found on the windowsills of the north aisle come from early in this transition and clearly show
the perforated discs of the wheel form. By comparison, the complete crosses, one by the blocked up
Priest’s door and the other by the Chancel arch, show only a suggestion of the wheel in the fillets
joining the arms of the cross.
The two shafts illustrate the use of the plait or cable design, well loved by the Saxons.
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| Brief History of Brompton Churches | The Tower |
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| The Saxon Crosses | The Cock Shaft |
| The Wheel Head Crosses | The Hogback Stones |
| Early Developments | John Kettlewell and Restoration |
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