Can anyone tell me what the area of London now known as Trafalgar Square was originally called.?
“Since the ninth century, the site of Trafalgar Square has been of importance to residents of London. Then, it marked the edge of the Anglo-Saxon trading town of Lundenwic. By the Middle Ages, it was known as Charing, and by the reign of Edward I, the site of Charing Cross had become an important meeting place, due to its location between the old city of London, the Royal Palace and the Abbey of Westminster. The name Charing Cross came from a memorial to Queen Eleanor of Castile (the wife of Edward the First). Queen Eleanor’s original Charing Cross was destroyed in 1647, and the statue of Charles I now resides it its place. You can find a Victoria replica outside Charing Cross station. The site then was the main home for Royal Mews and stables from the mid thirteenth century. The Crown Stables were on the site of the western part of the National Gallery. It wasn’t until 1812 that plans to transform the area first appeared, from Sir John Nash, the King’s architect. He wanted to rid the
