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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, West view.
GeneralDescription North Cross Shaft, West view. The cross is dated to the early ninth century.
GeneralDescription This shows the Annunciation scene from the middle section of the shaft. The angel is on the right, and Mary is on the left, possibly sitting on a high-backed chair (New Testament, Luke 1:26).

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