Stapleford Cross

[2] The lower portion has rounded edges, whilst the top part is more square section, which makes this cross one of the Mercian round-shaft family.

The third section also displays a winged figure, armed with a spear and presumed to be an archangel,[2] or Luke the Evangelist.

It shows similarities to the densely carved Wolverhampton Pillar, and the fine interlacing to be seen on the Brunswick Casket and the Witham Pins.

[4] On the other hand, Hill sees a stylistic connection with the Bewcastle Cross in Cumbria, and Byzantine influences.

[6] The cross is now mounted on a nineteenth-century plinth, and is topped by cap and modern ball in place of the original cross-head which was lost in the eighteenth century.

[2] In 1820, it was installed on a new base at the same location, and topped with a stone cap and ball (pictured).