Look back over your shoulder and you will see our churchyard cross. The cross in the churchyard at St Mary's is the most elaborate example of medieval sculpture in the town. Certainly it stands in contrast to the interior of St Mary's church which, apart from the Norman chancel arch has very little ornamentation. Its importance in terms of the national heritage is recognised by its status as both a 'scheduled ancient monument' and a 'listed building'. The first representation of the cross is as late as 1810, when it appears in the watercolour of the church by Buckler, now in the Wiltshire County Archives. Move past the porch into the graveyard area. |