366 MEME - Day 90 - Battle Of Stamford Hill

[debris4spike]

The actual date of the battle was 15th May 1643, and is one of the battles that took place during The English Civil War. For a few more details, Look Here !!

I am not in Bude tomorrow, so took this photogarph today of the War Memorial, which is located on the top of the hill where the battle actually took place.



(The memorial was made when part of Poughill Church Tower fell off - Eighteenth Century re-cycling!)

There is, as ever, going to be a re-enactment over the weekend by the Sealed Knot

Comments

[louise39.livejournal.com]

Love how you keep finding interesting little sites and histories.

[debris4spike]

The English Civil War is a great period of history - and really shapes modern England ... and thus America as well!

[jaded-jamie.livejournal.com]

Wow, that's terrific. Those poor men...

[debris4spike]

It is a sad part of local history - good to see it commemorated each year.