The Colerne Cross Tree, Old And New.

A Memory of Colerne.

The Colerne 'cross-tree', as it was called, which can be seen at the left side of this photograph of the market square and church, was an elm, I think. It was already looking pretty ancient when I lived there in 1940-42. In fact you can see in the photo, taken some years earlier, that it's hollow at the base. Does anyone know how long it survived?

Looking at the place on Google street-view, I was rather sorry to see that the big stone blocks which were around the old tree were not left in place, as a setting for the young tree which is there now.