St Lawrence's Church : Eyam
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**Technical Details**
Date : 22 May 2012 - 10.44hrs
Sony A300 DSLR
Focal Length : 18mm (27mm - 135eq)
Shutter Speed/Aperture : 1/125s@F9
ISO 100
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9th Century Celtic Cross : St Lawrence's Church : Eyam
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**Technical Details**
Date : 22 May 2012 - 10.27hrs
Sony A300 DSLR
Focal Length : 150mm (225mm - 135eq)
Shutter Speed / Aperture : 1/160@F11
ISO 100
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An early 9th Century Stone Cross.
Square stone base with tapering shaft, topped by Celtic Cross.
East face of shaft decorated with foliage scrolls, north and south faces with interlace.
West side of shaft has circular interlace to base with two figurative scenes over,
the Virgin and Christ above, below Angel with trumpet.
Over, head of cross decorated with carved Angels in panels.
Section of shaft missing at top, otherwise Cross is unusually complete.
The Cross is also a scheduled Ancient Monument.
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::links::
British Listed Buildings - Celtic Cross
St Lawrence's Church - Eyam
There will be more photographs of St Lawrence's Church, Eyam to follow in later blogs, which will also include a selection of photographs from the graveyard situated to the north of the church. There will also be a dedicated blog to the Plague of 1665/1666 which will include photographs of Catherine Mompesson's tomb, The Riley Graves and Mompesson's Well.
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**Technical Details**
Date : 22 May 2012 - 10.27hrs
Sony A300 DSLR
Focal Length : 150mm (225mm - 135eq)
Shutter Speed / Aperture : 1/160@F11
ISO 100
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An early 9th Century Stone Cross.
Square stone base with tapering shaft, topped by Celtic Cross.
East face of shaft decorated with foliage scrolls, north and south faces with interlace.
West side of shaft has circular interlace to base with two figurative scenes over,
the Virgin and Christ above, below Angel with trumpet.
Over, head of cross decorated with carved Angels in panels.
Section of shaft missing at top, otherwise Cross is unusually complete.
The Cross is also a scheduled Ancient Monument.
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::links::
British Listed Buildings - Celtic Cross
St Lawrence's Church - Eyam
There will be more photographs of St Lawrence's Church, Eyam to follow in later blogs, which will also include a selection of photographs from the graveyard situated to the north of the church. There will also be a dedicated blog to the Plague of 1665/1666 which will include photographs of Catherine Mompesson's tomb, The Riley Graves and Mompesson's Well.
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