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Meavy Cross

This is one of a collection of glass plate images donated to the Image Bank by Totnes Museum in 2026. This image probably dates to 1958. It is thought that Meavy cross was originally erected as a preaching cross in the days before the church was built. Although the pedestal and socket stone have been in position for hundreds of years, the actual cross was missing until the late 19th century. The Revd. W. A. G. Gray found the shaft, minus its head and arms, in 1882, incorporated into the churchyard wall. A stonemason, from Walkhampton, made a new head and arms and attached them to the shaft to complete the cross. The Rev. Gray, with help from three local men, re-erected the cross at its original site on 24 August 1893. (Source: Dartmoor Crosses Org)