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1. Sandbach

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RecordAuthor Máirín Mac Carron
ISODate 2002-09-23
Date 23 September 2002
PictureCredit Jane Hawkes
County Cheshire
Townland Sandbach
OSMapRef SJ 755605
Area England
GeneralContext North Cross Shaft, North view.
GeneralDescription North Cross Shaft, North view. The cross is dated to the early ninth century.
GeneralDescription This is the lower part of the Cross Shaft. The figural panels continue down the shaft. This has been identified as the Apostles receiving the Holy Spirit, in tongues of flame, at Pentecost, New Testament, Acts 2:1.

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