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Memorial details

Memorial type

District

Town

County

Country

Commemoration

English Civil Wars (1642-1651), Regimental Memorials

Ceremony

Unveiled
Date: 10th August 1968
Attended by:

Lost

Not lost

WM Reference

13331

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Current location

Henderson Park
Coldstream
Berwickshire
Borders
TD12 4DW
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NT 840 390
Denomination: Undefined

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Description

Rough hewn stone monolith with the badge of the Coldstream Guards above the inscription

Inscription

THIS STONE WAS PRESENTED/ TO THE BURGH OF COLDSTREAM/ BY THE COLDSTREAM REGIMENT/ OF FOOT GUARDS ON THE DAY/ ON WHICH THEY WERE PROUD TO RECEIVE/ THE FREEDOM OF THE BURGH/ 10TH AUGUST 1968/ IT WAS FROM NEAR HERE/ ON 1ST JANUARY 1660 THAT/ GENERAL MONCK CROSSED/ THE RIVER TWEED TO START/ HIS MARCH TO LONDON/ CULMINATING IN THE/ RESTORATION OF/ KING CHARLES II

Inscription legible?

yes

Commemorations

English Civil Wars (1642-1651)
Total names on memorial: 0
Served and returned: 0
Died: 0
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Undefined
Order of information: Undefined
Regimental Memorials
Total names on memorial: 0
Served and returned: 0
Died: 0
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Undefined
Order of information: Undefined

Components

Memorial
Measurements: height 65 IN
Materials: Stone - Sandstone

Condition

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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Sponsorship

Other

Reference

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