E face of C14th churchyard cross at St Michael's church, Trelawnyd, Flintshire, Wales, UK, showing a Crucixion scene above a chamfered sandstone shaft

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East face of C14th churchyard cross at St Michael's church, Trelawnyd, Flintshire, Wales, UK, showing a Crucixion scene with Christ on the cross & two mourners in a cinquefoil/cusped niche. Figure bottom L probably the Blessed Virgin Mary, but figure bottom R (usually St John) is badly damaged. The four-faced head sits on an octagonal chamfered capital atop a tapering chamfered shaft of weathered reddish sandstone in an octagonal socketed base. The weathered shaft is decorated with foliage. Overall height = Typical example of the Vale of Clwyd group of churchyard crosses, other examples include Llanrhydd, Derwen & Hanmer.

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Size: 3775px × 4961px
Location: St Michael's Church, Trelawnyd, Flintshire, Wales, UK
Photo credit: © Mick Sharp / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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