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| HER Number: | 177573 |
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| Name: | MYLOR BRIDGE - Modern cross |
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Summary
A cross built by Ukrainian refugees in 1948.
Protected Status
- Listed Building (II): Ukrainian cross
Other References/Statuses
- Primary Record No. (1985-2009): 177573
Monument Type(s):
- CROSS (20th Century - 1901 AD to 2000 AD)
Full description
In 1948 Ukrainian refugees came to Mylor Bridge in Cornwall as volunteer agricultural workers. They were housed in a barracks that had at one time housed prisoners of war. Here, after work, they built a chapel and erected a memorial cross as an act of thanksgiving.
June 2008 marks the 60th anniversary of the erection of this cross and there will be a celebration service by way of commemoration. Two of the Ukrainian workers who erected the cross are still alive and live in the UK.
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Site history:
1: 2007. JRS/CCC
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Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
Related records: none recorded
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