Memorial details

Memorial type
Obelisk
District
Daventry
Town
Naseby
County
Northamptonshire
Country
England
Commemoration
English Civil Wars (1642-1651)
Ceremony
  • Unknown
    Date: 1936
    Attended by:
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
60103

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Current location

Naseby-Sibbertoft Rd runs almost parallel with the B4036
Naseby Field
Naseby-Sibbertoft Road
Naseby
Daventry
Northamptonshire
NN6 6BS
England

OS Grid Ref: SP 68471 79987
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Octagonal two-stepped stone base surmounted by an octagonal sectioned plinth and vertical ribbed column topped with a boss and stone ball finial. Inscription on plinth. The whole monument site is fenced off from the adjoining field.
Inscription
/BATTLE OF NASEBY/14 JUNE 1645/FROM NEAR THIS SITE/OLIVER CROMWELL /LED THE CAVALRY CHARGE/WHICH DECIDED THE/ISSUE OF THE BATTLE/AND ULTIMATELY THAT OF/THE GREAT CIVIL WAR/
Inscription legible?
no
Names on memorial
Cromwell, Oliver
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Commemorations
  • English Civil Wars (1642-1651)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 1
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: given name , surname
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Obelisk
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
  • MONUMENT AT NATIONAL GRID REFERENCE SP 6847 7999
  • Grade II
  • This memorial is protected, and listed on the National Heritage List for England maintained by Historic England. View list entry
  • More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
  • Historic England
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Private
Responsibility
The Cromwell Association
Reference

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