Description

ST 50 SE RAMPISHAM RAMPISHAM VILLAGE

3/142 Churchyard Cross
3 metres north of
north aisle of Church
of St Michael

GV II*

Churchyard Cross. Late C15. Stone. Square base of cross-shaft set
on an octagonal pedestal with angular projections forming a
square, inscribed plinth and 2 octagonal steps. Each face of
pedestal is panelled and contains figure-subjects thus: north-
west, The Martyrdom of St Thomas of Canterbury. North-east:
a martyrdom or Entombment, seated figures of a king and a monk
on side-piers; south-east, figure subject with 2 carved standing-
figures and one kneeling figure; south-west, 2 crowned figures
at table, small figure in front. On splayed plinth, black-
letter inscription in relief: "Thu Xpe Rli Dei misere mei Et
sic dicit Porter in nomine Ihu (fieri fecit?) I (draton?)".

(RCHM Dorset I, p191(2))

Listing NGR: ST5615902217

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17542460

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Recommended Books

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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Devon (Pevsner Buildings of England)
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  Georgian Style and Design for Contemporary Living
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  Warwickshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Hampshire: Winchester and the North (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Hampshire: South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)