They found a medieval cross... in a cellar?!

Imagine this: you're doing some renovations in 1902, poking around an old crypt. And then, BOOM. You find pieces of a medieval cross, just chilling in a cellar window, next to some ancient coffin lids. This wasn't just any cross; it was the famous Cheapside Cross, torn down 250 years earlier by order of Parliament. Talk about a historical 'wait, what?' moment!

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