The Golden Cross (2), High Street
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The Golden Cross (2), High Street
Image: © P L Chadwick Taken: 17 Jul 2010
The pub has boards on the front and end walls proclaiming it is The Golden Cross. Its previous pub sign used to show one, but now it sports the St. George's Cross instead. The Golden Cross was usually a reference to the medieval crusades, but the historical St. George is believed to have lived in very early Christian times, long before the crusades. So St. George never went to the crusades, and probably never slayed a dragon either. Quite what his cross is doing on the sign is therefore a bit of a puzzle. Image Image
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Image Location
Latitude
52.374576
Longitude
-2.600005