Destruction of Cheapside Cross

“The viciously inclined considered that the parliamentary order to destroy all ‘monuments of idolatry’ gave them liberty and license for every kind of sacrilege; so that it became a common pastime to break the painted windows and deface any statuary which adorned and beautified [England’s] churches. The old market crosses which had been a notable feature of English tows, reminding the passers by of the great act of Redemption, were all ruthlessly destroyed.”

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