Part of the 360th anniversary
weekend commemorating the
Siege of Bolingbroke Castle
1643
An important part of the weekend events was the commemoration of the decisive Battle of Winceby on 11 October 1643, which was brought about by the Royalist attempt to relief Bolingbroke castle, besieged since the 9th. The battle was a disaster for the Royalists, their forces routed for very little enemy loss and the castle thereafter effectively abandoned to fend for itself. click here for an account of the siege and battle.
Courtesy of local farmer Gerald Enderby, the commemoration was held at what is thought to be the centre of the historic battlefield on the exact 360th anniversary, down to the actual hour itself. It was organised by EventPlan on behalf of the Friends of Bolingbroke Castle and Heritage Trust of Lincolnshire, featuring a talk about the battle by respected Lincolnshire historian David Robinson, tactical displays by members of the English Civil War Society, parade and wreath-laying by the Chairman of the Friends, Steve Lumb. Better Brammer, author of Winceby and the Battle, was also present, as was a descendent of one the original villagers present at the time of the battle, and a large number of onlookers. It was a most fitting commemoration and during the actual wreath-laying, extremely poignant.
Above: Steve Lumb prepares to lay the wreath while Event Director Howard Giles, author Better Brammer and visitors look on.
The wreath, made by Barbara Giles of EventPlan, bore a tribute that read;
In memory of those who fought and
particularly those who fell in the Battle of Winceby
11 October 1643
This war without an enemy is remembered by
The English Civil war Society
The Friends of Bolingbroke Castle
Heritage Trust of Lincolnshire
EventPlan limited
Historians David Robinson and Betty Brammer
and other friends
11 October 2003
Photo: Kindly taken by a member of the audience on behalf of Howard Giles
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30 December 2003