Inscription on Malpas cross
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Inscription on Malpas cross
Image: © John S Turner Taken: 27 Feb 2011
Malpas High Street is dominated by a large sandstone cross. The original medieval base is now surmounted by an ornate pillar dating to 1873 and commemorating Reverend Charles Augustus Thurloe M.A. The cross is Grade II listed: http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/Details/Default.aspx?id=55597&mode=quick The inscription reads: IN MEMORY OF THE REVEREND AUGUSTUS THURLOW. M.A. CHANCELLOR OF THE DIOCESE OF CHESTER AND FOR 33 YEARS RECTOR OF THE UPPER MEDIETY OF MALPAS BORN JULY 3rd 1802 DIED JULY 5th 1873. ERECTED BY HIS CHILDREN
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Image Location
Latitude
53.020078
Longitude
-2.765604