A view of Charing Cross, Westminster, London, England, UK in 1795. It is from a Victorian history book of Charing Cross is a junction where six routes meet. The grand Eleanor cross once marked the site. The medieval monumental cross was the largest and most ornate instance of a chain of medieval Eleanor crosses running from Lincoln to this location. A bronze equestrian statue of Charles I was erected in 1675, was originally situated roughly where the cross had stood.


A view of Charing Cross, Westminster, London, England, UK in 1795. It is from a Victorian history book of Charing Cross is a junction where six routes meet. The grand Eleanor cross once marked the site. The medieval monumental cross was the largest and most ornate instance of a chain of medieval Eleanor crosses running from Lincoln to this location. A bronze equestrian statue of Charles I was erected in 1675, was originally situated roughly where the cross had stood.


Size: 4252px × 3215px
Location: Charing Cross, Westminster, London, England, UK
Photo credit: © M&N / Alamy / Afripics
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