Memorial

Captain Sir C Lucas and Captain Sir G Lisle

Monument commemorating the execution of Captain Sir Charles Lucas and Captain Sir George Lisle

Source: Copyright Brian Mawdsley

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Current Location

Colchester Castle, Inner Bailey, Colchester, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1TJ, England

TL 99866 25325

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Type of Memorial: Obelisk
WMR Reference Number: 22337
Description: Square base surmounted by plinth and obelisk. Inscription on the south face of the plinth. Obelisk stands at the centre of a linear pathway which extends to encircle the memorial.
Inscription: THIS STONE/ MARKS THE SPOT/ WHERE ON AUGUST 28. 1648/ AFTER THE SURRENDER/ OF THE TOWN,/ THE TWO ROYALIST CAPTAINS/ SIR CHARLES LUCAS,/ AND SIR GEORGE LISLE,/ WERE SHOT BY ORDER OF/ SIR THOMAS FAIRFAX, / THE PARLIAMENTARIAN/ GENERAL.

War: English Civil Wars (1642-1651)
Number Commemorated: 2
Died: 2
Information shown: surname,rank,year died,,place of death,forename,manner of death,additional

Obelisk

Height: c 3000mm

Width: c 600mm

Made from: Granite

Condition: Good