The "Cock Shaft" cross stump, Brompton church
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The "Cock Shaft" cross stump, Brompton church
Image: © Bob Embleton Taken: 7 Jul 2012
A fragment of a 9th century cross; the head is now in Durham Cathedral. It gets its name from the birds on this face thought to be the story of the cock crowing three times in St Peter's denial of Christ. The lower panel shows two beetle like figures, possibly fighting. Image] Image] Image]
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