WASHINGTONS BREACH

UKNIWM Ref: 3158

Address

BRISTOL MUSEUM AND ART GALLERY
QUEENS RD
BRISTOL
AVON
ENGLAND

Type:	BOARD/PLAQUE/TABLET
Other Location Details:	WALL ON NORTH SIDE OF VEHICLE ENTRANCE TO MUSEUM.
OS Map Ref:	ST 580 731

Previous Locations

Address	Date Moved	Reason for Move
PARK PLACE BRISTOL AVON ENGLAND

Inscription

FROM NEAR THIS PLACE/ON JULY 26TH 1643/COLONEL HENRY WASHINGTON/ATTACKED THE PARLIAMENTARY DEFENCES/BETWEEN ROYAL PORT AND BRANDON HILL./WITH A SMALL FORCE HE EFFECTED/"WASHINGTON'S BREACH"/ (AT THE PRESENT JUNCTION OF PARK ROW AND PARK STREET)/THROUGH WHICH THE ROYALIST TROOPS ENTERED/BRISTOL AND COMPELLED ITS CAPITULATION/HE WAS THE GRANDSON OF LAWRENCE WASHINGTON/OF SULGRAVE AND A COLLATERAL ANCESTOR OF/GEORGE WASHINGTON (1732-1799)/FIRST PRESIDENT OF/THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.ERECTED IN 1931BY THE BRISTOL BRANCH OF THE GEOGRAPHICAL/ASSOCIATION.

Components

Component	Material(s)	Height	Width	Depth	Condition
PLAQUE	BRONZE				GOOD

Physical Description

BRONZE PLAQUE

Wars Commemorated & People Remembered

War	ENGLISH CIVIL 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:

Ceremonies

Date:	1931

Role	Performed By
UNVEILING	UNKNOWN

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:

Craftsmen

Not known

References

Co-ordinator's Comments:	JAMES RUSSELL "THE CIVIL WAR DEFENCES OF BRISTOL: THEIR ARCHEOLOGY & TOPOGRAPHY", BRISTOL AND AVON ARCHEOLOGICAL SOCIETY 1995 P17
Comments:
Photographs:	2
Other Documents:	None
Form / Letter:	O
Negatives:	No
Drawings / Plans:	No
Minutes:	No
Publications:	1