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Title
Martyrs' Monument
Date
1904
Medium
stone, ashlared stone & iron
Accession number
TN12_RL_S081
Acquisition method
commissioned by The Protestants of Staplehurst and District
Work type
Obelisk
Owner
Staplehurst Parish Council
Custodian
Staplehurst Parish Council
Work status
extant
Listing status
Grade II (England and Wales)
Listing date
25/03/87
Access
at all times
Inscription description
plaque on plinth: THIS MONUMENT IS DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF ALICE POTKINS, JOAN BRADBRIDGE AND ALICE BENDEN OF STAPLEHURST, ALSO OF EDMUND ALLEN AND KATHERINE HIS WIFE , OF FRITTENDEN, WHO FOR THE FAITH SUFFERED DEATH 1556–1557 DURING THE MARIAN PERSECUTION