Bolton upon Dearne

Stonework: Possible Anglo-Saxon nave stonework, Anglo-Saxon cross-arm fragment salvaged from St Helen's Barnburgh

Stonework:

Possible Anglo-Saxon naveNave The central aisle in a longitudinal (basilican) church, often used for processions. Also the area used by the congregation during worship. stonework, Anglo-Saxon crossCross Instrument of torture and execution used in the Roman Empire. The means by which Christ was put to death and therefore the primary symbol of the Christian faith, representing the means by which he is believed to have won forgiveness for humankind. The Cross may be represented as Tau-shaped (like a capital T); with a shorter cross-bar or with a circle enclosing the upper intersection (Celtic). In medieval art a cross made of living branches signifies the Tree of Life. St Helena, mother of the Emperor Constantine, is said to have discovered the True Cross (i.e. the Cross in Jerusalem on which Christ died) in 326.-arm fragment salvaged from St Helen’s Barnburgh