Eleanor Cross at Hardingstone

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The Eleanor Cross at Hardingstone is one of the surviving 13th-century memorial crosses erected by King Edward I in England to mark the resting places of his wife, Queen Eleanor of Castile, during the journey of her funeral procession to London.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Eleanor cross ⓘ
Grade II* listed building ⓘ
memorial cross ⓘ
scheduled monument ⓘ
architecturalStyle Gothic architecture ⓘ
associatedWith King Edward I of England ⓘ
linked to: Edward I of England

Queen Eleanor of Castile ⓘ
linked to: Eleanor of Castile
centuryOfOrigin 13th century ⓘ
constructionEnd 1294 ⓘ
constructionStart 1291 ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
damaged yes ⓘ
damageType loss of original statues ⓘ
weathering ⓘ
dedicatedTo Eleanor of Castile ⓘ
erectedBy Edward I of England ⓘ
hasInscription medieval Latin text (partly lost) ⓘ
hasPart crocketed gables ⓘ
heraldic shields ⓘ
niches with statues ⓘ
octagonal shaft ⓘ
pinnacles ⓘ
three-tiered base ⓘ
height about 12 metres ⓘ
heritageDesignation Grade II* listed building ⓘ
scheduled monument ⓘ
inception 1290s ⓘ
listedBuildingGrade Grade II* ⓘ
locatedIn England ⓘ
Hardingstone ⓘ
Northamptonshire ⓘ
locatedNear former route between Northampton and London ⓘ
materialUsed limestone ⓘ
monumentCategory medieval cross ⓘ
near Delapré Abbey ⓘ
Northampton ⓘ
numberOfEleanorCrossSeries 12 ⓘ
oneOfRemainingEleanorCrosses yes ⓘ
originalFunction funerary memorial ⓘ
ownedBy local authority ⓘ
partOf series of Eleanor crosses ⓘ
purpose to mark a resting place of Queen Eleanor of Castile’s funeral procession ⓘ
restingPlaceOf funeral cortege of Eleanor of Castile ⓘ
scheduledMonumentNumber nationally designated in England ⓘ
subjectOf conservation works in the 19th century ⓘ
restoration in the 20th century ⓘ
visibleFrom London Road near Northampton ⓘ

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Eleanor of Castile → associatedWith → Eleanor Cross at Hardingstone ⓘ
Delapré Abbey → nearbyFeature → Queen Eleanor Cross at Hardingstone ⓘ
linked to: Eleanor Cross at Hardingstone