Martyrs Memorial
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Location
| Street: | Station Road |
| Town: | Mayfield |
| Parish: | Mayfield |
| Council: | Wealden District Council |
| County: | East Sussex |
| Postcode: | TN20 |
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| Object setting: | Religious |
| and in: | Road or Wayside |
| Access is: | Public |
| Location note: | Just inside the gate of Coggins Mill Church |
| In the AZ book: | East Sussex |
| Page: | 38 |
| Grid reference: | D8 |
| The A-Z books used are A-Z East Sussex and A-Z West Sussex (Editions 1A 2005). Geographers' A-Z Map Company Ltd. Sevenoaks. | |
| OS Reference: | TQ582269 |
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Makers
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General Information
| Commissioned by: | Deacons and Members of Colkins Mill Congregational Church |
| Construction period: | 1950 |
| Installation date: | 1950 |
| Unveiling date: | 10/1950 |
| Work is: | Extant |
| Object listing: | Not listed |
| Description: | Square stepped base surmounted by sculptural depiction of wooden staves issuing flames lapping around a central column. On top of the column is a square inscribed block on which rests an upright open book. The memorial faces south. |
| Inscription: | THY WORD IS TRUTH South face, base of memorial: erected 1950 South face: IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THE PROTESTANT MARTYRS OF MAYFIELD & ROTHERFIELD 1556-7 West face: ??????????????????????? JOHN HART. THOMAS RAVENSDALE AND TWO MEN NAMES UNKNOWN North face: Burnt at Lewes 1557 ALEXANDER HOSMAN of Rotherfield East face: Burnt at Lewes 1557 WILLIAM MAYNARD THOMASINA WOOD both of Mayfield |
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Classification
| Categories: | Religious, Free Standing, Commemorative, Sculptural |
| Object type1: | Sculpture |
| Subject type1: | Figurative |
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Object Parts
| Part 1: | Stepped base |
| Material: | None |
| Height (cm): | 30 |
| Width (cm): | 170 |
| Depth (cm): | 170 |
| Part 2: | Memorial |
| Material: | None |
| Height (cm): | 130 |
| Width (cm): | 50 |
| Depth (cm): | 50 |
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Object Condition
| Overall condition: | Good |
| Risk assessment: | No known risk |
| Condition 1 of type: | Surface |
| Condition 1: | Corrosion, deterioration |
| Condition 2: | Bird guano |
| More details: | The inscriptions are severely weather worn and difficult to read. |
| Date of on-site inspection: | 06/07/2007 |
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History
| History: | The memorial is dedicated to the six martyrs of Mayfield and one of Rotherfield. It is situated on what is supposed to be, according to E.M. Bell-Irving, the nearest possible spot to the original site of the burnings, actually on the other side of Station Road. Four people were burnt to death in Mayfield on 23 September 1556. Their names were John Hart, Thomas Ravensdale and two others, a shoemaker and a leather worker whose names were not recorded. More burnings took place in Lewes on 23 June 1557 including William Maynard and Thomasina Wood of Mayfield and Alexander Hosman of Rotherfield.
The memorial was unveiled by G.W.J. Cole, Esq. M.C. and was dedicated by the Rev. Canon Fergusun. |
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References
| Source 1 : | |
| Title: | 'Martyrs of Jesus: The Story of the Sussex Martyrs of the Reformation'. |
| Type: | Book |
| Author: | Stoneham, Edward T. |
| Edition: | 2nd. |
| Page: | 46 |
| Publisher: | Sussex Martyrs Commemoration Council. Burgess Hill |
| Source 2 : | |
| Title: | 'Mayfield: Ancient Wealden Village' |
| Type: | Book |
| Author: | Mayfield Local History Society |
| Page: | 6-7 |
| Publisher: | Mayfield Local History Society. |
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Photographs
Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |  Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |
 Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |  Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |
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