flags, brass band celebratory tea - Buckland Monachorum, Devon
Now standing opposite the west tower door of the church of St Andrew, Buckland Monachorum Devon,  is a cross erected to commemorate Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee in 1897. This sits above a stepped plinth which is very much older and once formed part of the Preaching Cross once on the village green
Carved on the steps are the dates 1837-1894 and &quot;Victoria&quot; commemorating the restoration in celebration of the queen's Jubilee.    At its unveiling, prayers were said for the Queen, children waved flags and the Buckland Brass Band led a parish procession to Pound for a grand celebratory tea.

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