High Cross, Bakewell, Derbyshire, UK

Description

This is the Anglian high cross in the churchyard of All Saints, Bakewell. It's 8th or 9th century, carved sandstone. The photogrammetric model here gives a fair idea of the difficulty in interpreting the carvings; there are various explanations -- I'll add some further comments below. At the top of the surviving part there is a crucifixion -- Jesus's bare legs are dangling down. There is vine-scroll on the sides and back, with a suggestion that the horse and animal on the back have pagan significance. Photos taken May 2022, processed with Meshroom and Meshlab.