Queen Eleanor Memorial Cross is a Grade II* listed building in the Westminster local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 February 1970. A Victorian Memorial cross. 15 related planning applications.
Queen Eleanor Memorial Cross
- WRENN ID
- standing-baluster-falcon
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Westminster
- Constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster MP: Rachel Blake (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 5 February 1970
- Type
- Memorial cross
- Period
- Victorian
- Address
- Queen Eleanor Memorial Cross, Strand Wc2, City of Westminster
- OS grid reference
- TQ 301 804
- Coordinates
- 51.50843, -0.1253
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Queen Eleanor Memorial Cross is a Grade II* listed neo-Eleanor Cross, built between 1864 and 1865. It was designed by E. M. Barry and carved by the firm of Thomas Earp. The cross is made of Portland stone and stands on an Aberdeen granite plinth, with details in Mansfield stone. It features an elaborate 14th-century style, inspired by the original Eleanor Crosses, but with details that relate to the Oxford Martyrs' Memorial. The structure is octagonal in shape and rises in three main stages, topped with a spire and cross. The first stage includes panels with shields that replicate those from the Eleanor Crosses, displaying the arms of England, Castile, Leon, and Ponthieu. Above the second parapet, there are eight statues of Queen Eleanor set in niches, resembling those found on the Oxford Martyrs' Memorial. The cross was commissioned by the Charing Cross Hotel Company, located some distance from the original Charing Cross site.
Local climate
Queen Eleanor Memorial Cross sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 690 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 95% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 98% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 57% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 1 transaction since 2021
- Related listed building consents — 15 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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