Welsh Of Lord Herbert's Force - Civil War

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Memorial details

Memorial type: Cross
District: Gloucester
Town: Barbers Bridge
County: Gloucestershire
Country: England
Commemoration: English Civil Wars (1642-1651)
Lost: Not lost
WM Reference: 65908

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Current location

B4215
Barbers Bridge
Gloucester
Gloucestershire
GL2 8DX
England

OS Grid Ref: SO 773 221
Denomination: Undefined

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Description

A Latin cross set on a rectangular tapering shaft and a three-stepped base.

Inscription

(Line breaks not known) THESE STONES TAKEN FROM THE ANCIENT WALLS OF THE CITY OF GLOUCESTER MARK THE BURIAL PLACE OF THE WELSH OF LORD HERBERT'S FORCE WHO FELL IN THE COMBINED ATTACK OF SIR WILLIAM WALLER AND COLONEL MASSEY, ON THEIR ENTRENCHMENT AT HIGHNAM MARCH 24 1643.

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

Components

Cross
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone
Plinth
Measurements: height 1600mm
Materials: Stone

Listing information

MONUMENT TO DEAD IN CIVIL WAR SKIRMISH
Grade II
This memorial is protected, and listed on the National Heritage List for England maintained by Historic England. View list entry
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Condition

Barbers Bridge Monument
WMO ID: 123131
Condition: Fair [last updated on 23-07-2019]
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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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