Memorial

Coldstream Guards - Freedom of the Burgh

Coldstream Guards Memorial, Henderson Park, Coldstream, setting

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Henderson Park, Coldstream, Berwickshire, Borders, TD12 4AG, Scotland

NT 84401 39839

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Type of Memorial: Stone of remembrance
WMR Reference Number: 13331
Description: Rough hewn stone monolith with the badge of the Coldstream Guards above the inscription
Inscription: THIS STONE WAS PRESENTED/ TO THE BURGH OF COLDSTREAM/ BY THE COLDSTREAM REGIMENT/ OF FOOT GUARDS ON THE DAY/ ON WHICH THEY WERE PROUD TO RECEIVE/ THE FREEDOM OF THE BURGH/ 10TH AUGUST 1968/ IT WAS FROM NEAR HERE/ ON 1ST JANUARY 1660 THAT/ GENERAL MONCK CROSSED/ THE RIVER TWEED TO START/ HIS MARCH TO LONDON/ CULMINATING IN THE/ RESTORATION OF/ KING CHARLES II

Memorial

Height: 1651mm

Made from: Stone - Sandstone

Condition: Good

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