Ipswich Martyrs
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The Ipswich Martyrs were 9 people burnt at the stake for their Protestant beliefs around 1538-1558.
The executions were carried out in the centre of Ipswich, Suffolk on The Cornhill, in front of Ipswich Town Hall. Later, in 1644 Widow Lackland was executed on the same site on the orders of Matthew Hopkins the notorious Witchfinder General.
A memorial to the martyrs was erected in Christchurch Park in 1903, a short distance from Christchurch Mansion. It can be found if walking from the front of the mansion towards the children's play area. The monument has a square, stone base that reads a testament to the martyrs on the front, and lists the victims on the other three sides.
The monument reads on each side as follows:
West: This monument is erected to the memory of nine Ipswich martyrs who for their constancy to the protestant faith suffered death by burning.
South: N Peke 1538 Kerby 1546 Robert Samuel 1555
East: Agnes Potter 1556 Joan Trunchfield 1556 John Tudston 1556
North: William Pikes 1558 Alexander Gouch 1558 Alice Driver 1558
[edit] External links
- Map sources for Ipswich Martyrs
- Ipswich Christadelphians
- Ipswich Tourism
- Images of England - details from listed building database
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