Key Words :- monument

Address :- High Street, Brentford, London, Greater London
Grid Ref :- TQ 1785 7749
Co-ordinates :- Lat 51.484094 , Long -0.304161
Local Authority :- Hounslow London Borough Council
Pre 1974 County :- Middlesex
Site Status :- Site extant - No Protection

Description and History of Site :-
Hounslow Local List:

Built from Peterhead granite that was part of the original Brentford Bridge (qv). Unveiled by the Ferry in 1909 but moved into a niche in Ferry Lane in the 1950s and the High Street outside the County Court in the 1980s. Panels tell of four historic events in the history of the town - 54BC fording of the Thames by Julius Caesarand his defeat of Cassivellaunus; Offa, King of Mercia, holding a Council of the Church in AD 780/1; Edmund Ironside defeating Cnut (Canute) and the Danes in AD 1016; the Battle of Brentford in 1642 between the forces of King Charles I and Parliament

Further Reading and References :-
https://brentfordandchiswicklhs.org.uk/the-brentford-monument/

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