The Eleanor crosses were a series of twelve tall and lavishly decorated stone monuments topped with crosses erected in a line down part of the east of...
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ages, together with the grand Eleanor cross that once marked the site. The medieval monumental cross, the Charing Cross (1294–1647), was the largest and...
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The Queen Eleanor Memorial Cross is a memorial to Eleanor of Castile erected in the forecourt of Charing Cross railway station, London, in 1864–1865. It...
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A replica Eleanor Cross was erected in Sledmere, East Riding of Yorkshire, in 1896–98. The tall stone structure was constructed by the Sykes family of...
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influenced the fate of the Eleanor crosses, for which she is probably best known today. Historians have generally neglected Eleanor and her reign as a topic...
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The Waltham Cross post town stretches to the neighbouring town of Cheshunt and a small part of Enfield. It is named after the Eleanor cross which stands...
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took over operations at Charing Cross. Contemporary with the Charing Cross Hotel was a replica of the Eleanor Cross in Red Mansfield stone, also designed...
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Eleanor Cross Marquand (15 Apr 1873– 27 Feb 1950) was an authority on the representation and symbolism of flowers and trees in art, particularly of floral...
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High Cross is often mistakenly thought to be an Eleanor cross, possibly because it is only a few miles south of one of the true Eleanor crosses at Waltham...
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Hardingstone (redirect from Eleanor Cross, Hardingstone)
of only three remaining Eleanor crosses. The cross commemorates the resting at nearby Delapré Abbey of the body of Queen Eleanor of Castile; King Edward...
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Anna Eleanor Roosevelt (/ˈɛlɪnɔːr ˈroʊzəvɛlt/ EL-in-or ROH-zə-velt; October 11, 1884 – November 7, 1962) was an American political figure, diplomat, and...
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by her death, and displayed his grief by erecting twelve so-called Eleanor crosses, one at each place where her funeral cortège stopped for the night...
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point of the city. Its location at Charing Cross is on the former site of the most elaborate of the Eleanor crosses erected by Edward I, which had stood for...
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England, King Edward I had memorial crosses, the so-called Eleanor Crosses, erected in memory of his wife Eleanor of Castile who died in November 1290...
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of Chester until 1138. The grounds also contain remains of Lincoln's Eleanor cross, an oriel window moved from Sutton Hall and incorporated into the main...
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contains an Eleanor cross. The monument dates from 1294, when the crosses were raised as a memorial by Edward I (1239–1307) to his late wife, Eleanor of Castile...
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Eleanor Jean Parker (June 26, 1922 – December 9, 2013) was an American actress. She was nominated for three Academy Awards for her roles in the films...
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Eleanor of Aquitaine (French: Aliénor d'Aquitaine, Éléonore d'Aquitaine, Occitan: Alienòr d'Aquitània, pronounced [aljeˈnɔɾ dakiˈtanjɔ], Latin: Helienordis...
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Delapré Abbey (section Eleanor cross)
Abbey Preservation Trust manages the buildings. One of three remaining Eleanor crosses of the twelve erected, an octagonal, slim, deeply carved tower featuring...
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12 August. The four Paralympic marathons were held on 9 September. Eleanor cross Sources A Glossary and Etymological Dictionary: Of Obsolete and Uncommon...
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priors. In 1290, Dunstable was one of twelve sites to erect an Eleanor cross recognising Eleanor of Castile, wife of Edward I, whose coffin was laid close...
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Barnet (Longmore Avenue EN5), Potters Bar (Darkes Lane EN6), Waltham Cross (Eleanor Cross Road EN8) and Hoddesdon (Conduit Lane EN11). The area served includes...
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Sham Castle, Bathwick Hill, Bath, Somerset The Sledmere Cross takes the form of an Eleanor Cross and is a true 'folly' that was 'converted' to a World War...
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St Catherine's, Lincoln (category Eleanor of Castile)
after extensive conservation work), the original site of the Lincoln Eleanor Cross and a residential area with some local businesses, including Jacksons...
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projection of power through the renovation of the tomb in the style of the Eleanor crosses. As a result, in contrast to other English blood libels, the story...
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Eleanor Grace Twitchell Gehrig (née Twitchell; March 6, 1904 – March 6, 1984) was an American philanthropist, socialite, sports executive, and memoirist...
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century in memory of his queen, Eleanor of Castile. Destroyed by order of the Long Parliament in 1647, the Eleanor cross was replaced after the Restoration...
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after caring for Rowallan Castle. Sir George Gilbert Scott designed an Eleanor Cross style monument to her which was erected in Ashby de la Zouch. Rawdon-Hastings...
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stone villa of their grandfather in South Orange, New Jersey), namely: Eleanor Cross (1873–1950), an authority on "the representation and symbolism of flowers...
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search of the former First Lady of the United States, Eleanor Roosevelt. Their Thelma & Louise cross-country adventure is a mix of hilarious joy ride and...
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