Memorial Type:

Monument - Battlefield

Does the monument still exist?

Yes

Installation Date:

1995

Inscription:

THE BATTLE OF GAINSBOROUGH 28 JULY 1643
IN THIS BATTLE OF THE ENGLISH CIVIL WAR
PARLIAMENTARY TROOPS LED BY OLIVER CROMWELL
ENGAGED AND DEFEATED CHARLES 1ST ROYALIST ARMY
ON OPEN GROUND TO THE EAST OF THE TOWN
THIS MONUMENT ERECTED BY
GAINSBOROUGH TOWN COUNCIL WAS UNVEILED BY
DR PETER GAUNT
CHAIRMAN OF THE CROMWELL ASSOCIATION
ON 28TH JULY 1995

Allegiance:

Battle Memorial

Condition:

Average

Condition Description:

Some weathering, lettering on the memorial fading but readable.