Image: Monument commemorating the Battle of Newburn Ford - geograph.org.uk - 1987178

Description: Monument commemorating the Battle of Newburn Ford, near to Newburn, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Great Britain. In 1640 the tidal River Tyne could be forded at three points near Newburn. The Battle of Newburn Ford was a religion inspired battle prior to the English Civil War in 1640. At the battle, a Scottish Covenanters army of 20,000 men defeated a much smaller English force attempting to defend the fords, then went on to capture Newcastle. During the battle, the Scots used the height of the church tower to mount a canon <a title="http://www.battlefieldstrust.com/resource-centre/civil-war/battleview.asp?BattleFieldId=29" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.battlefieldstrust.com/resource-centre/civil-war/battleview.asp?BattleFieldId=29">Link</a><img style="padding-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="http://s0.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/> <a title="http://www.newcastle.gov.uk/bofn.nsf/a/history" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.newcastle.gov.uk/bofn.nsf/a/history">Link</a><img style="padding-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="http://s0.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/> My photo is identical to <a href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/515100">NZ1565 : Site of battle of Newburn Ford</a> which is in the neighbouring grid square to the west (and only seen by me later). The monument is very close to the dividing grid line.
Title: Monument commemorating the Battle of Newburn Ford - geograph.org.uk - 1987178
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Author: Andrew Curtis
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