Consecration stone of St Mary Magdalene church
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Consecration stone of St Mary Magdalene church
Image: © Stephen Craven Taken: 21 Jul 2008
The stone records the consecration of the church on 31 July 1878 by the then Archbishop of Canterbury who at that time would have been Archibald Tait http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archibald_Tait (until the 1980s, Croydon remained a detached part of Canterbury diocese). The facts do not quite match the inscription (which was presumably made in anticipation of the event). According to the parish history, the Archbishop did not appear "due to an important debate in the House of Lords" and his son, Revd Crawford Tait, performed the ceremony on 5 August. For context, see Image - the plaque is under the east window.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.377445
Longitude
-0.082653