Memorial
Battle Of Towton
Source: Copyright Gary White
1/4
Current Location
WEST SIDE OF THE B1217 FACING THE BATTLEFIELD, Towton, Selby, North Yorkshire, England
Contribute to the War Memorials Register
Send us details and photographs of your local war memorials, to help enhance the information about the people, places and events they commemorate.
This record shows everything IWM currently knows about this memorial. We are continually updating our records.
© WMR-30859
To share information or photographs, contact us.
- Type of Memorial
- Cross
- WMR Reference Number
- 30859
- Description
- ANCIENT WHEEL-TYPE CROSS ON ROUGH HEWN PLINTH AND SQUARE BASE
- Inscription
- BATTLE OF/ TOWTON/ PALM SUNDAY/ 1461/ 28 MARCH 1461
- War
- Wars of the Roses (1455-1487)
- Maintenance History
- ACCORDING TO FIELD WORK REPORT, CROSS LAY IN A HEDGEROW FOR MANY YEARS AND UNTIL IT WAS RE-ERECTED IN 1928. IT IS BADLY WORN AND COVERED WITH LICHEN
Components
- Cross
Made from: Stone
Condition: Poor
- THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO THE BATTLEFIELDS OF BRITAIN by SMURTHWAITE, D pp.108-9 Source: Image Library