Monmouth - an historic border town
A view of Castle Hill
from across the river. The ruined tower to the right of centre is supposed
to have been the birthplace of King Henry V, victor at the Battle of Agincourt
in 1415.
The 13th century bridge
over the River Monow. Entry to the town by this narrow bridge leads to
Agincourt Square, site of the Shire Hall.
The Shire Hall an d
statues of two famous sons. Above, Henry V and at street level, the Hon.
Charles Rolls of Rolls Royce. Rolls here examines a model of a biplane
commemorating his 1910 first double flight over the English Channel. Rolls'
mother, Lady Llangattock, was a great admirer of Britain's greatest naval
hero, Admiral Nelson. Her collection of Nelson memorobilia is now on display
at the town's museum. |
