At one time Banbury had many crosses (the High Cross, the Bread Cross and the White Cross), but these were destroyed by Puritans in 1600.[7][50] Banbury remained without a cross for more than 250 years until the current Banbury Cross was erected in 1859 at the centre of the town to commemorate the marriage of Victoria, Princess Royal (eldest child of Queen Victoria) to Prince Frederick of Prussia. The current Banbury Cross is a stone, spire-shaped monument decorated in Gothic form. Statues of Queen Victoria, Edward VII and George V were added in 1914 to commemorate the coronation of George V. The cross is 52 feet 6 inches (16 m) high, and topped by a gilt cross. Towns with crosses in England before the reformation were places of Christian pilgrimage.

The English nursery rhyme "Ride a cock horse to Banbury Cross", in its several forms, may refer to one of the crosses destroyed by Puritans in 1600.[50] In April 2005, Princess Anne unveiled a large bronze statue depicting the Fine Lady upon a White Horse of the nursery rhyme.[51] It stands on the corner of West Bar and South Bar, just yards from the present Banbury Cross.

(en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banbury#Banbury_Cross)

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15 de maio de 2018

The Cross Located at the top of Banbury High Street, Horsefair, South Bar and West Bar Street.
Banbury Cross was erected in 1859 to celebrate the wedding of Queen Victoria’s eldest daughter, Princess Royal, to Prince Frederick of Prussia. The sponsors of the Cross wished for a monument to be installed that would honour the occasion, and also serve as a “lasting credit and honour to the town”.
The Cross was installed with three statues in 1914 of Queen Victoria, Edward VII and George V to celebrate the coronation of the latter in 1911. It is also engraved with the different arms of the town throughout its history, along with the town’s motto ‘Dominus Nobis sol et scutum’ (The Lord is our Sun and Shield). On the upper part of the monument are the coats of arms of important people connected with the history of the town.
banbury.gov.uk/Banbury-Town-Council/Banbury_Cross_3818.aspx

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