King Charles Statue - Charing Cross - 50 THINGS TO DO IN LONDON - London
The statue of King Charles at Trafalgar square has a colorful history. It originally stood in Covent Garden until the revolution when Oliver Cromwell ordered for it to be melted down.
A metalsmith called John Rivett was given the job but actually hung onto it in his garden and pretended to melt down the statue. He then made money by selling fake souvenirs to tourists supposedly made from the melted down statue of King Charles I.
After the restoration he sold it back to King Charles II who reinstated it at the same spot where there used to be the original Charing Cross.
The crosses were erected all along the funeral cortege of Eleanor of Castile, the wife of King Edward I (Edward Longshanks). Charing Cross was the last one but has now been moved to Charing Cross Station, where you can see a replica.
The spot of the original cross denotes the official centre of London, from where all distances are measured in Britain.
The King Charles Statue looks down Whitehall straight towards Parliament where there is another statue of his nemesis, Oliver Cromwell. Destined to stare at each other for evermore.
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Charing Cross: History of London, sightseeing & place name origins
Whether you're familiar with Charing Cross from a London sightseeing visit, or whether you've only ever heard of it from books like 84 charing cross road, you may be interested in hearing a little bit of London history and place name etymology: why is Charing Cross is called Charing Cross?
Located at the Western end of The Strand, South of Trafalgar Square and at the end of Charing Cross Road, this small area of London is worth a mention on a virtual London sightseeing tour.
In this video we discuss some general knowledge fun facts on London that are often hidden London / secret London facts, known only by very few people and Londoners:
- How Charing comes from an Anglo-Saxon word meaning bend since the hamlet or village of Charing was on the bend of the river Thames.
- How Cross comes from the famous Eleanor Cross, which is one of 12 Eleanor Crosses found on the Eastern coast of England, UK.
- A little history behind the Eleanor Crosses; including the story of the Medieval King of England, King Edward I, Eleanor of Castile and their fates, including the one outside Charing Cross station, at the front of the Charing Cross hotel.
- The story of the bronze Charles I equestrian statue and its interesting journey during the British Civil War when it could have been lost in the battle between the Royalists and the Anti-Royalists.
- How the spot of the statue is the spots from which all distances to London are measured on road signs throughout the United Kingdom.
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Charing Cross footage by JivingGerbil
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Edward I & Eleanor photo from Lincoln Cathedral by Brian, Von Lincolnian, via Wikipedia Creative Commons
Geddington Eleanor Cross by Lofty via Wikipedia Creative Commons
Northampton Eleanor Cross by R Neil Marshman via Wikipedia Creative Commons
Waltham Cross by Nigel Cox via Wikipedia Creative Commons
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Beech Village Hall - Virtual Tour
Beech Village Hall, Hampshire, UK - a great venue for weddings, parties, and celebrations.
Enjoy your virtual tour and visit for more information.
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In Leeds, United Kingdom, during the entire year, snow falls for 10.6 days and aggregates up to 62mm (2.44) of snow. Leeds generally has cooler weather than London.
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Collingtree Northamptonshire | Historical Village Walk
Join me for this walk around historic Collingtree village in Northamptonshire England
GEDDINGTON APRIL 2022 - DRONE WITH A VIEW - {4K} - DRONE FOOTAGE
Geddington is a village and civil parish on the A4300, previously A43, in North Northamptonshire between Kettering and Corby. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 1,503, virtually unchanged from 1,504 at the 2001 census.
The villages name means 'Farm/settlement connected Gaete' or 'farm/settlement connected with Geiti'. Alternatively, 'goat place farm/settlement'.
The village contains an Eleanor cross. The monument dates from 1294, when the crosses were raised as a memorial by Edward I (1239–1307) to his late wife, Eleanor of Castile (1241–1290). There were originally 12 monuments, one in each resting place of the funeral procession as they travelled to Westminster Abbey. The Geddington cross is one of only three Eleanor crosses still standing; the other two being in Hardingstone (near Northampton) and Waltham Cross, although remnants and reconstructions of the lost ones can also be seen at other sites. The Geddington cross is regarded as the best preserved.
The village was also formerly home to a Royal hunting lodge which was used as a base by monarchs for hunting within the Royal forest of Rockingham. The building has subsequently been lost; however, the King's Door within the church of St Mary Magdalene, Geddington in the village remains, it was the entrance through which the King could enter the building while staying at the lodge.
The old main road runs through the village and crosses the River Ise by a spectacular mediaeval bridge. The bridge, built in 1250, has five arches and three pedestrian refuges. A more recent ford also runs alongside the bridge. The village is famous for its annual boxing day squirt in which a barrel attached to a rope across the river is squirted from one side of the ford to the other by competing fire crews from Geddington and Kettering.
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A Walk To Houghton On The Hill
A Walk To Houghton On The Hill.
It had been quite a rainy week but I was determined to get out and do a longer walk. I got through most of the journey as planned but then got lost walking across some fields when I couldn't find the footpath signs. It was a good day out though.
Filmed by James Hutton. Friday 10th July 2020.
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Northampton's Eleanor Cross
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Northampton Bike Festival 2010
19.06.2010 market square Northampton.
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Cycling Tavistock Drake's Trail to Morrisons
The 5 minutes of odd little turns on mostly quiet residential streets, 'shared use' footpaths and crossing the A386 etc between the end of Drake's Trail and the car park at Morrisons, just in case you wondered what the Tavistock end of Drake's Trail is like. Here's the route (roughly, some short sections of newer paths missing) on Google Maps:
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