The Pike and Shot Society has now created an English Civil War Monumental Inscriptions Register and Database.

The Committee of the Society recognises that many English Civil War Monuments, Ornaments and Inscriptions may now be considered to be “at risk”, and that it is likely to be of benefit and interest to members of the Society and to members of the wider general public if such a Register and Database were to be created and maintained.

All Members of the Society, whether past or present, are requested to contribute to the Register and Database, by reporting details of any English Civil War Monuments, Ornaments or Inscriptions in their local area (or in any other area) of which they are aware to the Society. The types of submissions that will be accepted for inclusion in the Register are not closed: if you know of or are aware of any Battlefield Monument, Funeral Monument, Funereal Inscription, Ornament, Dedication or Inscription (such as a dedication or inscription on a row of houses) or any other type of English Civil War monument, ornament or inscription located in your local or parish church, your local area, town, city or elsewhere which indicates that its owner, creator or its subject matter participated in, was used in, fought for or served either King Charles the First or the Parliament during the English Civil Wars 1642-1651 in any military, naval, maritime, diplomatic governmental or other capacity, then the Society wishes to hear from you about it. No restriction applies as to the age, physical condition or location of the monument, ornament or inscription.

Further, if you are aware of any English Civil War monument, ornament or inscription that might be of interest to the Society located either in the United Kingdom or elsewhere in the world, then the Society invites you to inform the Society of it.

Ideally submissions or contributions for inclusion in the Register or Database will take the form of a photograph (digital or otherwise) of the Monument, Ornament or Inscription, a transcription of any text, the location of the item (stated as precisely as possible) and the date upon which it was observed or photographed. Where no photograph is available or submitted, your comment as to the present physical condition of the monument, ornament or inscription should also be provided.

The Society proposes to publish its findings and details of the collective entries included in the Register and Database. All submissions or photographs contributed to the Register and Database which are published will be acknowledged and/or photographic credits will be given at that time.

Submissions for incorporation or inclusion in to the Register and Database should be sent to:

Pike and Shot Society E.C.W. Monuments Register
c/o Tim Chadwick
114 Beaver Road
Ashford, Kent TN23 7SR
England, United Kingdom

Email tim@chadwick1957.freeserve.co.uk

Images courtesy Neil Rennoldson, Pike and Shot Society.