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Charing Cross

Other memorial · City of Westminster, Greater London

Charing Cross© Chris DownerCC BY-SA 2.0

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    Plaque. Photo: Richard Croft, CC BY-SA 2.0

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City of Westminster, Greater London
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Inscription

CITY OF WESTMINSTER ON THE SITE NOW OCCUPIED BY THE STATUE OF KING CHARLES I WAS ERECTED THE ORIGINAL QUEEN ELEANOR'S CROSS A REPLICA OF WHICH STANDS IN FRONT OF CHARING CROSS STATION. MILEAGES FROM LONDON ARE MEASURED FROM THE SITE OF THE ORIGINAL CROSS.

The names (2)

Every name, in the order and spelling engraved. What the stone says about each person is beneath their name; nothing has been added from other records.

  1. King Charles

    KING CHARLES I

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    Charing Cross (City of Westminster, Greater London, United Kingdom), Plaque, line 1, "KING CHARLES I"; automatically extracted from a photograph, not yet checked; Past on Stone (https://pastonstone.com/name/2317/ : accessed 6 November 2026).

    Permanent link: https://pastonstone.com/name/2317/

    Read from: File:Charing Cross plaque - geograph.org.uk - 908864.jpg

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  2. Queen Eleanor

    QUEEN ELEANOR

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    Cite this name

    Charing Cross (City of Westminster, Greater London, United Kingdom), Plaque, line 2, "QUEEN ELEANOR"; automatically extracted from a photograph, not yet checked; Past on Stone (https://pastonstone.com/name/2318/ : accessed 6 November 2026).

    Permanent link: https://pastonstone.com/name/2318/

    Read from: File:Charing Cross plaque - geograph.org.uk - 908864.jpg

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