Spired Gothic Monument
Joseph Michael Gandy British
Not on view
This spired structure adorned with gothic pinnacles and niches is reminiscent of the "Eleanor Crosses," twelve monuments that Edward I erected to mark the spot where his wife, Queen Eleanor's, body rested each night on its way to burial in 1290. These were first made of wood between 1291 to 1294, then replicated in stone. Three survive today, the most famous example, at Charing Cross, London, a Victorian replica.
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