Detail: carved wooden crucifix, St Joseph’s Roman Catholic Primary School, Hurst Green, Lancashire, c.1965–66. It was originally made for the Jesuit retreat centre at Loyola Hall in Rainhill, Merseyside. In 2018 it was moved to the school in Hurst Green after Loyola Hall closed. Photograph: Stephen Brayne.
The crucifix in its new location.
Click here for our article in 2023 about the relocation of the rood cross from Loyola Hall to St Joseph’s School.