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Title
Martyrs' Plaque
Date
1984
Medium
bronze
Accession number
DT1_RP_S012
Acquisition method
commissioned by Dorchester Town Council
Work type
Relief
Owner
Dorchester Town council
Custodian
Dorchester Town council
Work status
extant
Access
at all times
Inscription description
around edge of plaque: TOLPUDDLE / MARTYRS / 150TH ANNIVERSARY / TGWU AGRICULTURAL GROUP / 1834 / 1984 / GEORGE LOVELESS / THOMAS STANDFIELD / JAMES HAMMETT / JAMES LOVELESS / JOHN STANDFIELD / JAMES BRINE; within image of plaque: 'By reason union justice law / We claim the birthright of our lives / We raise the watch-word liberty / We will, we will, we will be free'; entwined around the chained Martyr's feet: 'English Revolution / 1381 Peasants Uprising Littleport Martyrs / Rights / Combination / Acts / Rebellion'