BATTLE OF SEDGEMOOR STONE OF REMEMBRANCE
UKNIWM Ref: 1378
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Address
| Type: |
STONE OF REMEMBRANCE |
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| Other Location Details: |
BATTLEFIELD SITE |
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| OS Map Ref: |
ST 351 357 |
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Inscription
ON MONUMENT: TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN MEMORY OF ALL THOSE WHO / DOING THE RIGHT AS THEY GAVE IT/ FELL IN THE BATTLE OF SEDGEMOOR/ 6TH JULY 1685/ AND LIE BURIED IN THIS FIELD/ OR WHO, FOR THEIR SHARE IN THE FIGHT/ SUFFERED DEATH, PUNISHMENT/ OR TRANSPORTATION./ PRO PATRIA
ON RICK STONE 7:30 FACE: 1600 SEDGEMOOR 1685
ON RICK STONE 10:30 FACE: 1700 PLASSY (SIC) 1769 (SIC) QUEBEC
ON RICK STONE 1:30 FACE: 1800 TRAFALGAR 1805 WATERLOO 1815
ON RICK STONE 4:30 FACE: 1900 THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918 SECOND WORLD WAR 1939 - 1945
PLAQUE: ROBERT ABBOTT, WILLIAM CASS AND WILLIAM / CHURCHILL, MEN OF SOMERTON, JOINED THE DUKE / OF MONMOUTH TO FIGHT FOR "GOD AND LIBERTY" / IN JUNE 1685 AND DID NOT RETURN HOME. / THE ROYAL ARMY UNDER THE EARL OF FEVERSHAM / OCCUPIED SOMERTON FOR TWO DAYS IN JULY 1685 / JUST BEFOPRE THE BATTLE OF SEDGEMOOR. / AFTER MONMOUTH'S DEFEAT SEVEN OF HIS / FOLLOWERS WERE CONDEMNED TO BE HANGED NEAR / HERE IN THE TOWN.
Components
| Component | Material(s) | Height | Width | Depth | Condition |
|---|
| PLAQUE |
STONE |
550MM |
370MM |
|
GOOD |
| BASE |
STONE |
|
1800MM |
1800MM |
GOOD |
| STONE OF REMEMBRANCE |
STONE |
1240MM |
730MM |
|
GOOD |
Physical Description
ROUGH-HEWN STONE WITH PLAQUE ATTACHED MOUNTED ON TWO-STEPPED STONE BASE. INSCRIBED RICK STONES RESEMBLING STONE MUSHROOMS SITED AT EACH CORNER OF THE BASE
Wars Commemorated & People Remembered
| War |
FIRST WORLD WAR |
|---|
| Total names on memorial: |
0 |
|---|
| Served & Returned |
0 |
|---|
| Died |
0 |
|---|
| Is this an exact count? |
Not known |
|---|
| How are the names ordered? |
Not known |
|---|
| What information is listed on the memorial? |
None |
|---|
| Is a list of names on the memorial held by the UKNIWM? |
No |
|---|
| War |
SEVEN YEARS WAR |
|---|
| Total names on memorial: |
0 |
|---|
| Served & Returned |
0 |
|---|
| Died |
0 |
|---|
| Is this an exact count? |
Not known |
|---|
| How are the names ordered? |
Not known |
|---|
| What information is listed on the memorial? |
None |
|---|
| Is a list of names on the memorial held by the UKNIWM? |
No |
|---|
| War |
REVOLUTIONARY/NAPOLEONIC |
|---|
| Total names on memorial: |
0 |
|---|
| Served & Returned |
0 |
|---|
| Died |
0 |
|---|
| Is this an exact count? |
Not known |
|---|
| How are the names ordered? |
Not known |
|---|
| What information is listed on the memorial? |
None |
|---|
| Is a list of names on the memorial held by the UKNIWM? |
No |
|---|
| War |
MONMOUTHS REVOLT |
|---|
| Total names on memorial: |
3 |
|---|
| Served & Returned |
0 |
|---|
| Died |
3 |
|---|
| Is this an exact count? |
Not known |
|---|
| How are the names ordered? |
Not known |
|---|
| What information is listed on the memorial? |
None |
|---|
| Is a list of names on the memorial held by the UKNIWM? |
Yes |
|---|
| War |
SECOND WORLD WAR |
|---|
| Total names on memorial: |
0 |
|---|
| Served & Returned |
0 |
|---|
| Died |
0 |
|---|
| Is this an exact count? |
Not known |
|---|
| How are the names ordered? |
Not known |
|---|
| What information is listed on the memorial? |
None |
|---|
| Is a list of names on the memorial held by the UKNIWM? |
No |
|---|
Maintenance
| Are the letters difficult to read? |
No |
|---|
| Who is responsible for the memorial? |
|
|---|
| Maintenance History: |
|
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Ceremonies
Not known
Sponsorship
| Sponsorship Type: |
None |
|---|
| Did this include a trust or scholarship? |
No |
|---|
| Did this include a roll of honour? |
No |
|---|
| Cost of Site: |
Not known |
|---|
| Cost of Memorial: |
Not known |
|---|
| Comments on Costs: |
|
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Craftsmen
Not known
References
| Co-ordinator's Comments: |
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| Comments: |
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| Photographs: |
3 |
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| Other Documents: |
None |
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| Form / Letter: |
F |
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| Negatives: |
No |
|---|
| Drawings / Plans: |
No |
|---|
| Minutes: |
No |
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| Press Cuttings: |
1 |
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