Eleanor Cross - Replicas and Imitations

Replicas and Imitations

• The modern sculpture in Stamford inspired by the original cross

• detail of the carving on the new monument

During the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries several replica Eleanor Crosses were erected, including at Ilam in Staffordshire, Walkden in Lancashire,and at Sledmere in the East Riding of Yorkshire. The Ilam cross was built in 1840 by Jesse Watts Russell of Ilam Hall to commemorate his wife. The Market Cross in Glastonbury resembles an Eleanor cross.

The start of the 21st century was marked in Stamford by erecting a modern monument inspired by the lost Cross. It stands in Sheepmarket, rather than at the original location. The carved detail is based on the fragment in Stamford Museum.