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Old Cornish crosses (1896)

Langdon, Arthur G, Allen, J. Romilly (John Romilly), 1847-1907 · Truro: J. Pollard · leaf 98

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n. This cross was formerlybuilt into a rough wall onthe left-hand side of the roadleading from St. Mabynchurchtown to Longstone,about 200 yards from laneend. ^ It has since been re-covered, and is now mountedon an old stop-chamferedshaft taken from the schools,and fixed into a modern base.This… … 66 OLD CORNISH CROSSES the churchyard, about 1885, opposite the east end of the church.The original site of the cross is unknown, and I am unable to say ifthe piece of stone upon which it rested in the wall is a fragment ofthe old shaft. Dimensions.—Total height of the monument, 6 ft. 10 in. ;…

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