Old St Paul's

Another quick toddle out at lunch - not enough time to go far, so a rummage in the churchyard of St Paul's.

This memorial has the inscription :

"On this plot of ground stood of "Old Paul's Cross" whereat amid such scenes of good and evil as makeup human affairs the conscience of church and nation through five centuries found public utterance.
The first record of it is in 1191AD. It was rebuilt by Bishop Kemp in 1449 and was finally removed by order of the Long Parliament in 1643.
This cross was re-erected in it's present form under the will of H.C.Richards to recall and renew the ancient memories"

Took lots of photos of the inscription, but the best picture was of the disused water fountain on the opposite side of the memorial. I love the bright flash of the metal nubbin!