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Sandbach Anglo-Saxon crosses are a pair of decorated stone monuments in Sandbach, Cheshire, dating to the ninth century. The crosses stand approximately fourteen feet in height and feature interlaced and figural carvings characteristic of Mercian Anglo-Saxon sculpture, representing significant examples of religious monument-making in the pre-Conquest period. Originally positioned in the market square, they were dismantled and buried in the seventeenth century during the Civil War period, then excavated and re-erected in the nineteenth century. The surviving fragments display panels with ornamental designs and biblical narrative scenes typical of high-status Anglo-Saxon ecclesiastical monuments.
Sandbach Anglo-Saxon crosses is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011144. View the official record →
Sandbach Anglo-Saxon crosses are a pair of decorated stone monuments in Sandbach, Cheshire, dating to the ninth century. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011144.
Sandbach Anglo-Saxon crosses is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1011144.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Early medieval sculptural fragments in St Mary's churchyard (0.1 km), Standing medieval cross 10m south of the nave of St Mary's Church (0.1 km), Stepped cross base in the churchyard of St Leonard's Church (5 km).
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