Eleanor cross

Another history lesson:
Queen Eleanor, wife of Edward 1st died at Harby in Nottinghamshire in 1290. Edward arranged for elaborately carved crosses to be erected at each of the 12 places Eleanor's coffin had rested on her funeral procession from Lincoln to Westminster Abbey. The purpose was to remind passers-by to pray for his deceased wife. Of the 12 crosses only 3 remain - one at Hardingstone near Northampton, another at Waltham Cross and this one in the village of Geddington, Northamptonshire. This is by far the finest. The limestone cross is 42 ft high and has three statues of Eleanor under canopies near the top. There is a more orante replica outside Chring Cross station in London, but it is only a replica!