A striking monument in Oxford, England, dedicated to the 16th-century Oxford Martyrs, a group of Anglican bishops and scholars who were burned at the stake for their faith during the reign of Queen Mary I. The memorial, designed by architects Gilbert and Seale, stands 26 feet tall and features a slender, tapering column of limestone, topped with a cross and surrounded by a small, paved plaza. The monument's base is inscribed with the names of the three martyrs: Hugh Latimer, Nicholas Ridley, and Thomas Cranmer.
The monument is fairly easy to spot due to its location on a hill, and because the white structure stands out among the gray headstones. Access to the cemetery should be open anytime of day or night and it is for free.
Monument to Margaret and Agnes Wilson, with an angel watching over them, who were arrested and tried for treason, and subsequently sentenced to death by drowning, due to their following of the Covenanters, in 1685. The marble statue is encased in glass, and features older sister Margaret, reading the bible to her younger sister, Agnes, watched over by an angel. The monument was erected in 1859 and was paid for by William Drummond, a rich Stirling, farmer, landowner and seed merchant.
A lovely memorial to the Wilson sisters who were tried for treason and drowned due to them being covenanters, its set in the graveyard below the castle , there is an information board that tells their sad story and the subsequent building of the monument in 1859
Beautiful monument with an interesting story behind it
Stunning - you can see it even from the castle entrance. Really appreciate the historical background provided in previous reviews.
'Martyrs Memorial' Beautiful memorial, tragic backstory though
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The monument is fairly easy to spot due to its location on a hill, and because the white structure stands out among the gray headstones. Access to the cemetery should be open anytime of day or night and it is for free.
Monument to Margaret and Agnes Wilson, with an angel watching over them, who were arrested and tried for treason, and subsequently sentenced to death by drowning, due to their following of the Covenanters, in 1685. The marble statue is encased in glass, and features older sister Margaret, reading the bible to her younger sister, Agnes, watched over by an angel. The monument was erected in 1859 and was paid for by William Drummond, a rich Stirling, farmer, landowner and seed merchant.
A lovely memorial to the Wilson sisters who were tried for treason and drowned due to them being covenanters, its set in the graveyard below the castle , there is an information board that tells their sad story and the subsequent building of the monument in 1859
Beautiful monument with an interesting story behind it
Stunning - you can see it even from the castle entrance. Really appreciate the historical background provided in previous reviews.
'Martyrs Memorial' Beautiful memorial, tragic backstory though
