Celtic design crosshead. Church of Saint Peter. Addingham, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe.
During the late 15th century, Saint Peter's church was built to replace an earlier church, and Norman fabric was re-used inside the tower. The west tower and the wall of the south aisle were rebuilt between 1757 and 1760. The chancel was restored in 1875. Most of the church is in Neoclassical style, other than the north aisle, which is Perpendicular. The clock is by William Potts, who was born in December 1809 and was apprenticed to Samuel Thompson, a Darlington clockmaker. In 1833, at the age of 24, William moved to Pudsey near Leeds, to set up his own business. Initially the business was primarily concerned with domestic timepieces, however this gradually expanded into the manufacture and repair of public clocks. 'Pott's Blue' became a speciality of the firm after it was found that gold numerals were more easily read on a blue background. Addingham (formerly Haddincham , Odingehem 1086) is a village and civil parish in the English county of West Yorkshire. It is situated near the A65, 6 miles (10 km) south east of Skipton, 3 miles (5 km) west of Ilkley, 19 miles (31 km) north west of Bradford and around 20 miles (32 km) north west of Leeds. It is located in the valley of the River Wharfe and is only 1 mile (2 km) from the Yorkshire Dales National Park. The name is thought to mean "homestead associated with a man called Adda", although in the Domesday Book, the village was referred to as "Ediham", which may have referred to Earl Edwin of Bolton Abbey.
Size: 4650px × 3834px
Location: Church of Saint Peter. Addingham, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe.
Photo credit: © Stan Pritchard / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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Keywords: celtic, cross, crosshead, gravestone, head
