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Believed to have once been a prestigious badge of office and a sign of religious identity, the silver, gilded pendant was discovered by a metal detectorist, with one of its four arms broken, and its central stone missing. Newly created drawings, penned by archaeological illustrator John Prudhoe, show how the complete cross could have looked with its thin layer of gold leaf shining and a beautiful central garnet.

Curator of archaeology Kat Baxter with the ancient Saxon cross now on display at Leeds City Museum. Believed to have once been a prestigious badge of office and a sign of religious identity, the silver, gilded pendant was discovered by a metal detectorist, with one of its four arms broken, and its central stone missing. Newly created drawings, penned by archaeological illustrator John Prudhoe, show how the complete cross could have looked with its thin layer of gold leaf shining and a beautiful central garnet.

Curator of archaeology Kat Baxter with the ancient Saxon cross now on display at Leeds City Museum. Believed to have once been a prestigious badge of office and a sign of religious identity, the silver, gilded pendant was discovered by a metal detectorist, with one of its four arms broken, and its central stone missing. Newly created drawings, penned by archaeological illustrator John Prudhoe, show how the complete cross could have looked with its thin layer of gold leaf shining and a beautiful central garnet.

Curator of archaeology Kat Baxter with the ancient Saxon cross now on display at Leeds City Museum. Believed to have once been a prestigious badge of office and a sign of religious identity, the silver, gilded pendant was discovered by a metal detectorist, with one of its four arms broken, and its central stone missing. Newly created drawings, penned by archaeological illustrator John Prudhoe, show how the complete cross could have looked with its thin layer of gold leaf shining and a beautiful central garnet.

Believed to have once been a prestigious badge of office and a sign of religious identity, the silver, gilded pendant was discovered by a metal detectorist, with one of its four arms broken, and its central stone missing. Newly created drawings, penned by archaeological illustrator John Prudhoe, show how the complete cross could have looked with its thin layer of gold leaf shining and a beautiful central garnet.

Newly created drawings, penned by archaeological illustrator John Prudhoe, show how the complete cross could have looked with its thin layer of gold leaf shining and a beautiful central garnet. Credit John Prudhoe.

Developers have started digging on Woodhall Sports Hub in Calverley, which is set to offer top class sports pitches and a completely new space for the community to meet. Three new full-sized artificial 3G pitches and one new natural grass pitch will ensure that all local junior sports teams have equal access to quality facilities.

Work has started on a major new sports hub in Calverley, set to offer top class sports pitches and a completely new space for the community to meet.

From left to right: (L-R): Hannah Simpson from West Riding FA, Sean Birdsall from Modcon, Mark Coulson from Leisure United, Councillor Salma Arif, Jack Matthews from Football Foundation, Stephen Miller from CLS and Adrian Swain from CLS.

Three new full-sized artificial 3G pitches and one new natural grass pitch will ensure that all local junior sports teams have equal access to quality facilities. The £9.6million development has been part funded through one of the largest ever grants from the Premier League, the FA and Government’s Football Foundation.