The Market Cross, Devizes, Wiltshire
The Market Cross, Devizes, Wiltshire. The cross bears the salutary tale of Ruth Pierce, accused of cheating some buyers at the market, which led to her mysterious death, having claimed innocence and tempted fate to strike her down if lying. This cross was built in 1814 to replace an older cross which stood a little further to the south
Picture No
10587327
Media ID
46559704
Size
3426px x 5622px
(4.2MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection
Source
Unattributed postcard
Date
circa 1920s
