Plaque

(lost) Hand Cross - Croydon

Erection date: 1977

Inscription

{Beneath a Maltese cross:}
Hand Cross
Near here once stood one of the four manorial boundary crosses of old Croydon.
The other crosses were the Hurn Cross, the Stay Cross and one of unknown name. They existed up to the reign of Queen Elizabeth I but disappeared in the late 1600's. They marked the area of the old town within which the inhabitants enjoyed manorial privileges.
Old documents locate the crosses at 'Burchall's House in an elm tree, The Pound; Little Alms House Corner, and Dodd's Corner in an elm tree against the Catherine Wheel Corner.'
Plaques marking the site of the other three crosses have been placed at the junction of High Street and Coombe Road, at Pump Pail under the fly-over and at the junction of George Street and Wellesley Road. 

{Beneath the Rotary Club symbol:}
This plaque was erected in 1977 by the Rotary Clubs of Croydon South and Croydon East to commemorate the Silver Jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

Site: Reeves Corner (2 memorials)

CR9, Church Street, 120, House of Reeves

The Croydon Guardian tells about this building being home to the 144-year old family furniture business House of Reeves. Both these plaques were on the building before it was burnt down in the riots of the Summer 2011.

The Surrey Iron Railway plaque was found in the rubble and it was re-erected in October 2011.  The Hand Cross plaque was not found and is presumed lost.

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Silver Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II

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Queen Elizabeth II

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Queen Elizabeth I

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boundary crosses of old Croydon

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Croydon East Rotary Club

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Croydon South Rotary Club

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Surrey Iron Railway Company - Croydon, Reeves Corner

Surrey Iron Railway Company - Croydon, Reeves Corner

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