Memorial Type:

Memorial - Plaque

Does the monument still exist?

Yes

Installation Date:

1927

Inscription:

WARRINGTON BRIDGE
PLAYED AN IMPORTANT PART IN THE DEFENCE OF THE TOWN BY THE SEVENTH EARL OF DERBY IN 1643.

THE REMNANTS OF THE DUKE OF HAMILTON'S ARMY SURRENDERED HERE TO CROMWELL AFTER THE FIGHT AT RED BANK, WINWICK, IN 1648.

KING CHARLES THE SECOND ACCOMPANIED BY THE DUKE OF BUCKINGHAM, FOUGHT IN A SKIRMISH HERE IN 1651.

THE EARL OF DERBY CROSSED THE BRIDGE IN THE SAME YEAR ON HIS WAY TO EXECUTION AT BOLTON.

THE CENTRAL ARCHES WERE DESTROYED IN 1745 TO CHECK THE PROGRESS OF "THE YOUNG PRETENDER".

Allegiance:

Neutral

Condition:

Good

Condition Description:

When visited in June 2024 the bronze tablet was in good condition.

Memorial Notes:

Installed when a new bridge was built here in 1927.