Sutton Cheney - King Richard III and Bosworth Field

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Memorial details

Memorial type: Board / Plaque / Tablet
District: Hinckley And Bosworth
Town: Sutton Cheney
County: Leicestershire
Country: England
Commemoration: Wars of the Roses (1455-1487)
Lost: Not lost
WM Reference: 55400

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Current location

St. James' Church
Bosworth Road
Sutton Cheney
Hinckley And Bosworth
Leicestershire
CV13 0AG
England

OS Grid Ref: SK 41643 00479
Denomination: Church of England

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Description

Vertically wall mounted rectangular flat metal plaque, with inscribed lettering. Embossed crown device at top centre, immediately above red, blue and gold heraldic crest of House of York with all lettering beneath. White rose of Yorkshire inside green and gold segmented circle to each bottom corner.

Inscription

REMEMBER BEFORE GOD / RICHARD III / KING OF ENGLAND / AND THOSE WHO FELL / AT BOSWORTH FIELD / HAVING KEPT FAITH / 22 AUGUST 1485 / Loyaulte me lie

Inscription legible?

yes

Commemorations

Wars of the Roses (1455-1487)
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: yes
Information shown: year died,place of death,forename,manner of death
Order of information: Undefined

Components

Plaque
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Bronze

Listing information

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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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