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    Memorial

    Battle Of Stamford Bridge

    Stone

    Source: Copyright Paul Clarke

    1/3

    Current Location

    ON A GREEN ADJACENT TO THE SITE OF THE NOW DEMOLISHED BRIDGE, Main Street, Stamford Bridge, East Yorkshire, England

    OS Grid Reference

    SE 71356 55568

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    © WMR-51690

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    Type of Memorial
    Stone of remembrance
    WMR Reference Number
    51690
    Description
    Rough-hewn block of stone with two plaques, one in English, one in Norwegian A marble tablet has been fixed to the wall behind the stone, with inscription in gold lettering below crossed gold battle-axes
    Inscription
    THE BATTLE OF STAMFORD BRIDGE/ WAS FOUGHT IN THIS NEIGHBOURHOOD/ ON SEPTEMBER 25TH, 1066 (same inscription on second plaque in Norwegian) (marble tablet) THE BATTLE OF STAMFORD BRIDGE/ KING HAROLD OF ENGLAND DEFEATED/ HIS BROTHER TOSTIG AND KING HARDRAADA OF NORWAY HERE ON/ 25 SEPTEMBER 1066
    Maker(s)
    • LOCAL CRAFTSMAN, Builder

    Costs
    £34 14s. 2d
    Sponsor Type
    public
    Additional Cost/Sponsorship Information
    Unveiling ceremony expenses £29 12s 4d. One plaque paid for by Royal Norwegian Government
    Maintenance History
    Additional tablet has been added (?21stC)

    Ceremonies

    Unveiled

    29 Sep. 1956

    Local Clergy/Dignitaries

    Components

    Stone of remembrance

    Made from: Stone


    Condition: Unknown


    Plaques

    Made from: Bronze


    Condition: Unknown


    Tablet

    Made from: Marble


    Condition: Unknown


    • THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO THE BATTLEFIELDS OF BRITAIN by SMURTHWAITE, D 60-61 Source: Image Library
    • Battlefields Trust http://www.battlefieldstrust.com/reource-centre/viking