The Wayside Cross Erected – 1856

“…it seems to have been a perilous proceeding; the horses had to be led with great care, and even then could not keep their feet.  My husband’s [John Robert Godley] fell, and very nearly upon him.”  – 8th April 1850 Charlotte Godley, the wife of Canterbury’s founder, John Robert Godley, never forgot her numerous treks …