Dorset Martyrs' Memorial
Dorset Martyrs' Memorial
Dorset Martyrs' Memorial
Dorset Martyrs' Memorial
Dorset Martyrs' Memorial
Dorset Martyrs' Memorial
Dorset Martyrs' Memorial
Dorset Martyrs' Memorial
Dorset Martyrs' Memorial
Dorset Martyrs' Memorial
Dorset Martyrs' Memorial
Dorset Martyrs' Memorial
Dorset Martyrs' Memorial
Dorset Martyrs' Memorial
Dorset Martyrs' Memorial
Dorset Martyrs' Memorial
Dorset Martyrs' Memorial
Dorset Martyrs' Memorial
Dorset Martyrs' Memorial
Dorset Martyrs' Memorial
Dorset Martyrs' Memorial

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The installation comprises three larger-than-life figures placed in triangular formation, looking inward. Each of the figures stands on a flat rectangular-shaped base. The artwork commemorates those who were executed for their religious beliefs in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, at Gallows Hill in Dorchester.
Title

Dorset Martyrs' Memorial

Date

1983–1986

Medium

bronze

Accession number

DT1_RP_S001

Acquisition method

funded by the Art Council's 'Art for Public Places Scheme', the Council of Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society, and the Catholic Community in Dorset

Work type

Statue

Owner

Dorset Council

Custodian

Dorset Council

Work status

extant

Listing status

Grade II (England and Wales)

Listing date

13/03/17

Access

at all times

Signature/marks description

on base of each statue: Frink

Inscription description

circular bronze plaque: 'FOR / CHRIST / AND / CONSCIENCE / SAKE'.

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Located at

South Walks, Dorchester

DT1 1RA

At the eastern end of South Walks.