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‘The two small cushion capitals were found on the site of St Mary's Church, and were carried into the abbey church by me in order that they might be preserved.’ [C C Hodges, The Builder, 12 Jan 1889, p.34]
| HEXAB6102Hover on Thumbnail to enlarge |
| Bulbous scalloped capital, circular neck roll |
| capital | stonework |
| stone |
| Cushion capital. Evidence of early Augustinian; similar to HEXAB6157 |
| late 11th – early 12th cent |
| Romanesque |
| Found at the Grapes Inn 1881. First mentioned 1888. “In removing an old wall near the site of St Mary's Church in 1880, a capital of the peculiar bulbous form (Plate 38), the prototype of the Norman cushion capital, was found. Similar capitals were found at Jarrow ….” [Hodges 1888 p.21] ‘The two small cushion capitals were found on the site of St Mary's Church, and were carried into the abbey church by me in order that they might be preserved.’ [C C Hodges, The Builder, 12 Jan 1889, p.34] |
| H 0.29 m × W 0.285 > 0.20 m × D 0.285 > 0.20 m [CND] |
| recess 3. |
| Nave/North Aisle/North Wall/Bay 5 |
| Drawing:Hodges, 1888, p.21 & Pl.38. |