High Street, Metheringham
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High Street, Metheringham
Image: © Dave Hitchborne Taken: 26 Aug 2013
The Market Cross - Regarded as the centre of the village, there has been a market cross here since at least 1835. That cross was replaced in 1911 to celebrate George V's coronation. Remnants of the previous cross, seen here, were moved and set against the wall just opposite. In 1947 a new cross was built after the 1911 cross was knocked down by a US army lorry. A time capsule was placed beneath the cross, which contains: a list of the donors, a copy of the Holy Bible, Lord Tennyson’s works, the Times newspaper of June 22nd and some coins.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.139129
Longitude
-0.403404