Memorial Type:

Information Board

Does the monument still exist?

Yes

Inscription:

This plan shows the defences set up around Reading during the English Civil Wars (1642-51)

Allegiance:

Neutral

Condition:

Very Good

Condition Description:

See image - photograph taken in 2025

Memorial Notes:

The original map is held by the British Library in MS Additional MS 5415 E. It probably shows the defences constructed by the royalists in late 1642 and early 1643 before the siege which took place in April 1643. The map is upside down with south at the top