Carne Cross, Gloucester Cathedral 13cm / 5.25 Inches High Candle Diameter_1 1/8 Inches 4 x Purple candles

4 x Purple candles

Gloucester Cathedral

Beautifully proportioned standing brass Crucifix

Size: Overall Height 11

His tomb became famous for the alleviation of dental ailments and it has frequently been suggested he was the inspiration for the toothache man

Carne Cross, Gloucester Cathedral 13cm / 5.25 Inches High Candle Diameter_1 1/8 Inches 4 x Purple candlesCarn Cross. Gloucester Cathedral. 1951. Lt Col J. P. Carne V. V., D. S. O. Commander 1st Battalion The Gloucester Regiment (28th. 61st) was prisoner of war in Pyn Chong Ni, North Korea. He made the Cross from local Korean stone using only two nails and a primitive hammer. The sides of the Cross he smoothed by rubbing them upon the concrete step of the school house in which he was housed. The Cross was first used at the communion service in the POW