De Montfort memorial in Abbey Park, Evesham
Photo: G Foard 02/08/2003; photo number: 021; Grid Reference:
403760,243585 (Battlefield Trust)
A monument to
Simon de Montfort was erected in the Abbey Park, Evesham, in 1965. Its
inscription reads:
"HERE WERE BURIED THE REMAINS OF
SIMON DE MONTFORT, EARL OF LEICESTER
PIONEER OF REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT WHO WAS
KILLED IN THE BATTLE OF EVESHAM ON AUGUST 4th 1265
THIS STONE BROUGHT
FROM HIS BIRTHPLACE THE
CASTLE OF MONTFORT-L'AMAURY IN FRANCE WAS
ERECTED TO COMMEMORATE THE SEVEN HUNDREDTH
ANNIVERSARY OF HIS DEATH
UNVEILED BY THE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS
AND DEDICATED BY
HIS GRACE THE ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY
ON THE 18th DAY OF JULY 1965"
