What is recorded here

This purple commemorative plaque records: Survival of the Crosses This is part of the ninth-century cross that was erected in 1578 to mark a charter granting Sandbach a weekly market. This piece survived Protestant extremists' attempts to destroy it and helped inspire the restoration of the crosses in 1810

Sandbach is a town in Cheshire, England, known for its medieval market crosses which survived iconoclastic destruction during the Protestant Reformation, symbolizing the town's historical resilience and cultural heritage.

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