Oliver Cromwell and Sidbury Gate stone plaque

This stone commemorative plaque records: The last battle of the Civil War was fought at Worcester on 3rd September 1651 It is for aught I know a crowning mercy Oliver Cromwell Near this spot in the City Wall stood the Sidbury Gate, which was stormed by the Parliamentarian troops. Erected by the Cromwell Association and Worcester City Council with the aid of public subscription 1993 Recorded plaque organisation: Cromwell Association, Worcester City Council.

Oliver Cromwell, a central figure in the English Civil War, led the Parliamentarian forces to victory at the Battle of Worcester; this event marked the final defeat of the Royalists and solidified Cromwell's role as a key architect of England’s republican Commonwealth.