The shorter (3.2 metres) of two 9th century Anglo-Saxon high crosses in the Market Place at Sandbach, Cheshire, England.
There were crosses recorded in the market place at Sandbach in 1585, but these were broken up in the mid 17th century and their pieces scattered around the local area. In 1816 the cross parts were collected together and reassembled using similar sandstone to replace missing or badly damaged sections. These crosses are described as being amongst the finest surviving examples of Anglo Saxon high crosses, Further carved fragments can be seen nearby outside St Marys church. The larger cross is 5 metres tall while the shorter one is 3.2 metres. Both crosses are finely decorated, biblical scenes, people, animals, foliage.
Scheduled Monument description: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1011144?section=official-list-entry
Grid Reference: SJ 75878 60826
Photographed 10 September 2022
Model built using Agisoft Metashape 1.8.4/5
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