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Chris
March 24, 2023
Hiking
My children delighted at finding 10p on the top of Cowpers Cross. Well it was 40 years ago. Now I always leave a couple of pounds there just to let some child have that same delight
JakobusPilger
December 8, 2025
Hiking
God is not only a theme in theological books; many other authors also repeatedly address him in secular literature. Giovanni Guareschi, with his "invention" of Don Camillo, who converses with …
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JP
October 12, 2021
Hiking
Parts of this cross date back to 12th century. I say parts because Cowper's cross originally was a pagan monolith, which later became "Christianised" with additional stones being added to turn it into a cross which still stands today (despite several vandalism attempts and lightning damage).
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Location: Ilkley, Bradford, Yorkshire And The Humber, England, United Kingdom