Wickham Court Oliver Cromwell and General Fairfax Held a Council of War In t… plaque

The public map records this commemorative plaque. Its recorded inscription reads: Wickham Court Oliver Cromwell and General Fairfax Held a Council of War In this house before the attack On Bristol in Sept. 1645

Oliver Cromwell and General Thomas Fairfax held a significant council of war at Wickham Court prior to their successful attack on Bristol in September 1645 during the English Civil War, demonstrating the site's importance in strategic military planning.