Memorial

Battles of Brentford

Source: David Ayling

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Current Location

On pavement outside Brentford County Court, High Street, Brentford, Hounslow, Greater London, TW8 0JJ, England

TQ 17857 77491

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Type of Memorial: Pillar / Column
WMR Reference Number: 59197
Description: Red stone pillar with cap and brick surround. Script incised in black.
Inscription: West side of pillar: BC54/ AT THIS ANCIENT FORTIFIED FORD/ THE BRITISH TRIBESMEN/ UNDER/ CASSIVELAUNUS/ BRAVELY OPPOSED/ JULIUS CAESAR/ ON HIS MARCH TO/ VERULAMIUM. East side of pillar: AD1016/ HERE/ EDMUND IRONSIDE/ KING OF ENGLAND/ DROVE CNVT AND HIS/ DEFEATED DANES ACROSS/ THE THAMES. Upper section, north side of pillar: AD 1642/ CLOSE BY/ WAS FOUGHT/ THE BATTLE OF BRENTFORD/ BETWEEN THE FORCES OF/ KING CHARLES/ AND/ THE PARLIAMENT/ Lower section, north side of the pillar: AD1909/ THE IDENTITY OF THE PLACE/ HAS BEEN RECENTLY ESTABLISHED/ BY THE DISCOVERY OF THE/ LINEN AND OAK PALISADES/ EXTENDING BOTH ALONG THIS ROAD/ AND IN THE BED OF THE RIVER/ AND BROUGHT TO THE PUBLIC NOTICE BY/ MONTAGUE SHARPE ESQ D.L./ CHAIRMAN/ OF QUARTER SESSIONS AND COUNTY COUNCIL/ OF/ MIDDLESEX ALSO: Upper section,south side records a meeting in AD780-1 of Offa, King of Mercia with the church council. Lower section, south side records names of local councillors at unveiling in 1909.

Pillar

Height: 1000mm

Made from: Stone

Condition: Good