Description: This is one of several rolls of payments by the executors of the late queen Eleanor. It records the payments made for the crosses that King Edward I had erected commemorating his dead wife, Eleanor of Castille (they mark the nightly resting places along the route taken when her body was transported to London). These places include Charing Cross and Waltham Cross. For more information see: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eleanor_cross Date: 1292 Our Catalogue Reference: E 101/353/1 This image is from the collections of The National Archives. Feel free to share it within the spirit of the Commons. For high quality reproductions of any item from our collection please contact our image library.