British Soldier
Location: St Bartholomew’s Church Lane, Albourne, West Sussex,BN6 9DF
Details on cross:
Hand carved letters
‘GRU’
‘British Soldier’
Text type (e.g. hand-written, GRU tags, carved): Hand carved.
Cross dimensions (millimetres please)
Shaft Height: 279.4mm.
Cross beam width: 304.8mm.
Width of wood: 76.2mm.
Thickness or depth: 25.4mm.
Other information
Mounting to wall: n/a
Detailing: n/a
Evidence of use in field (earth marking, cracking, staining, shrinkage): n/a
Surface insertion depth (into ground if apparent): n/a
Finish (varnish, paint, oiled, unfinished etc): Rough unfinished wood.
Condition (cracked, paint peeling, woodwork, damage etc): in good condition overall. but shattered off shaft.
Notes and observations:- St Bartholomew’s church is open daily to visitors.
Survey and photographs courtesy of Beverley Goodwin
Date of survey: 10/5/17
