Millennium Cross - Reculver, Kent, UK
Posted by: Dragontree
N 51° 22.738 E 001° 11.876
31U E 374587 N 5693509
On the small green in Reculver stands this cross, created for the millennium.
Waymark Code: WMEE2J
Location: South East England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 05/14/2012
Views: 6
The simple cross has the name of the village engraved on it with the year 2000. There is an inscription on the accompanying stone:
'AD 2000
This cross was commissioned by
Canterbury City Council with the
support of the Dean and Chapter
of Canterbury Cathedral,
to commemorate the millennium
and two thousand years of
christianity.'
The cross is described by Waterways Caravan Park:visit link
'Millennium Cross
The stone cross at the entrance to the car park was commissioned by Canterbury City Council with assistance from the Dean and Chapter of Canterbury Cathedral to commemorate two thousand years of Christianity. The cross was carved from Portland Stone by the cathedral stone masons. The design is based on the original Reculver Cross, fragments of which survive in Canterbury Cathedral. There are other Millennium Crosses at Whitstable and Canterbury.'
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