. The Victoria history of the county of Lancaster;. Natural history. A HISTORY OF LANCASHIRE The analogy of the Halton cross and others indicates a pre-Norman date, which is helped by the mention of the church of this place in the Domesday Book. Mr. Taylor believes that a cross from Simonswood, which is not to be found, may have been pre-Norman.' In the east wall of Ormskirk church is part of a cross-shaft, the exposed face showing two human figures side by side. At Manchester, in the Cathedral Library, is a well-known sculptured stone, believed to be of pre-Norman date, on which is the inscri
. The Victoria history of the county of Lancaster;. Natural history. A HISTORY OF LANCASHIRE The analogy of the Halton cross and others indicates a pre-Norman date, which is helped by the mention of the church of this place in the Domesday Book. Mr. Taylor believes that a cross from Simonswood, which is not to be found, may have been pre-Norman.' In the east wall of Ormskirk church is part of a cross-shaft, the exposed face showing two human figures side by side. At Manchester, in the Cathedral Library, is a well-known sculptured stone, believed to be of pre-Norman date, on which is the inscription, ' In manus tuas domine commendo (meum) spiritum.'^ The sculpture represents an angel, in archaic fashion, and recalls, as Mr. Taylor points out, those over. Cross in Bolton Parish Church, Lancashire. the chancel arch in the pre-Norman church at Bradford-on-Avon. In the Manchester Museum, at the University of that city, there is a fragment of stone found during the excavation of the Ship Canal in the Barton reach. It is recognizably a portion of a Saxon cross-shaft bearing a deeply cut and un- usual device. Elsewhere in this hundred of Salford are a portion of a cross found on the banks of the Irwell near Eccles, and a cross and other early sculptures at Bolton le Moors. The latter cross illustrates some interesting varieties of decoration, as indicated by Mr. AUen, in twisted bands, with and without 1 Laru:. and Ches. H:st. Soc. Trans. (1894), 172. 264 8 Ibid. (1905), Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Farrer, William, 1861-1924, ed; Brownbill, J. , joint ed. London [Constable]
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