What is recorded here
This commemorative plaque records: Siege of Manchester (1642). Captains Robert Bradshaw and John Rosworm commanding the town's forces repulsed Royalist troops on the old bridge next to this site. Recorded plaque organisation: Manchester City Council.
Captains Robert Bradshaw and John Rosworm played crucial roles in defending Manchester during the English Civil War by successfully repelling a Royalist attack, thereby contributing to Parliamentarian control of the region.
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