Saturday 9 June 2012

The other Caerwys jubilee.

Whilst walking by the church in Caerwys the other day I came across the stone memorial to another royal jubilee. The stone marks the 50th anniversary of Victoria's reign in 1887. It doesn't record what celebrations took place, although a little research would surely unearth whether or not there was a street party in the Oak car park. Or if hundreds of balloons were released. This stone merely records the names of the church wardens; also of note is the Welsh spelling 'jubili', which is rather surprising considering the popular view of  Church of England in Wales at the time. The royal symbol is rather roughly cut into the stone. I have tried to work out what BOC might stand for, but without any real success.

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