Stamford Modern Eleanor cross interpretation
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Stamford Modern Eleanor cross interpretation
Image: © Bob Harvey Taken: 11 Sep 2009
This modern sculpture, surrounded by benches studded with bronze to represent the stars above, is intended to commemorate the original Eleanor cross, destroyed by puritan iconoclasts. The stone shaft is carved to resemble the rose on the one remaining fragment held in the museum, and it is topped with a bronze spike. This sculpture is not on the original site, which was near Rock House and Clock Cottage. Located in Sheepmarket it is part of a scheme to reclaim open spaces from motor vehicles, and to provide a meeting place. It was initially controversial but has been widely accepted.
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