Medieval Christian Heritage on Display in Yorkshire
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Posted on: 7th November 2024

A prized fragment of the Croft Cross, is now on display at the Yorkshire Museum, thanks to the churchwardens of St Peters Church, Croft-on-Tees in the north of our diocese. 

The base piece of the medieval standing cross is a beautiful example of elaborate and skilled stone carving and religious expression from the late 8th Century and is now for all to see at the popular York centre museum. 

Andrew Woods, Senior Curator at the Yorkshire Museum, said, “We are delighted to put the cross shaft from Croft-on-Tees on display at the Yorkshire Museum.

“This is an outstanding object, beautifully carved by master craftspeople over 1000 years ago. By placing it in Yorkshire Museum’s medieval gallery, it will help us to tell the story of conversion to Christianity and York’s connections to Europe in the Early Medieval period.” 

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