Martyrs Memorial
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Location
| Street: | B2096 |
| Town: | Punnets Town |
| Parish: | Heathfield & Waldron |
| Council: | Wealden District Council |
| County: | East Sussex |
| Postcode: | TN21 |
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| Object setting: | Outside building |
| and in: | Religious |
| Access is: | Public |
| Location note: | In the graveyard at the front of Heathfield Chapel |
| In the AZ book: | East Sussex |
| Page: | 77 |
| Grid reference: | K2 |
| 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. | |
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Makers
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General Information
| Commissioned by: | Public subscription |
| Installation date: | 1905 |
| Unveiling date: | 27/09/1905 |
| Work is: | Extant |
| Owner custodian: | Heathfield Chapel |
| Object listing: | Not listed |
| Description: | An obelisk, similar to the Lewes Martyrs Memorial but much smaller, sat on base that stands on two steps. The whole structure sits on a concrete square area that provides a stable base in the sloping churchyard. The obelisk is constructed of polished and unpolished grey granite. An black painted inscription is carved into the obelisk base facing the road. |
| Inscription: | PROTESTANT MARTYRS MEMORIAL ERECTED TO THE MEMORY OF Richard Woodman & George Stevens OF WARBLETON Margery Morris & James Morris HER SON OF CADE STREET HEATHFIELD WHO WITH SIX OTHERS WERE BURNT TO DEATH AT LEWES. (BY THE ROMAN CATHOLICS) JUNE 22. 1557. BECAUSE THEY DARED TO WORSHIP GOD AS THE WORD OF GOD DIRECTS ''THE NOBLE ARMY OF MARTYRS PRAISE THEE O GOD'' ERECTED BY PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION 1905 |
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Classification
| Categories: | Free Standing, Commemorative |
| Object type1: | Shaft |
| Object subtype1: | Obelisk |
| Subject type1: | Non-figurative |
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Object Parts
| Part 1: | Obelisk (tapered at top) |
| Material: | Grey granite (unpolished) |
| Height (cm): | 225 |
| Width (cm): | 40 |
| Depth (cm): | 40 |
| Part 2: | Obelisk base |
| Material: | Grey granite (polished) |
| Height (cm): | 77 |
| Width (cm): | 55 |
| Depth (cm): | 55 |
| Part 3: | Stepped (2) base |
| Material: | Grey granite (unpolished) |
| Height (cm): | 66 |
| Width (cm): | 90 |
| Depth (cm): | 90 |
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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: | Biological growth |
| More details: | Minimal biological growth. Some errosion to the black paint of the carved letters. |
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History
| History: | The memorial was unveiled by Sir James Stirling. The idea to place the monument was originated by Rev. Joseph Lemm, who died shortly afterwards in 1906. It stands in the grounds of the Independent Chapel, Heathfield, on the borders of Punnets Town, a hamlet. Mr Lemm was Pastor of the chapel.
(Martyrs of Jesus) |
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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. |
| Page: | 45 |
| Publisher: | Sussex Martyrs Commemoration Council. Burgess Hill |
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Photographs
Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |  Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |
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