Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Tower Hamlets
Town
Tower Hill
County
Greater London
Country
England
Commemoration
14th Century Wars (1300-1399), Wars of the Roses (1455-1487), 15th Century Wars (1400-1499), 16th Century Wars (1500-1599), Monmouth Rebellion (1685), Jacobite Risings (1689-1746)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
60456

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Current location

To the West of the Merchant Navy WW2 Memorial
Trinity Square Gardens
Trinity Square
Tower Hill
Tower Hamlets
Greater London
EC3
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 33475 80739
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Six rectangular plaques: A central inscription plaque and five names plaques.
Inscription
Central Plaque (C):TO COMMEMORATE THE TRAGIC HISTORY AND/ IN MANY CASES THE MARTYRDOM OF THOSE/ WHO FOR THE SAKE OF THEIR FAITH COUNTRY/ OR IDEALS STAKED THEIR LIVES AND LOST/ ON THIS SITE MORE THAN 125 WERE PUT TO DEATH/ THE NAMES OF SOME OF WHOM ARE RECORDED HERE. Plaque A: (Names) Plaque B: (Names) Plaque D: (Names) Plaque E: (Names) Plaque F: SITE OF ANCIENT SCAFFOLD/ HERE THE/ EARL OF KILMARNOCK/ AND/ LORD BALMERINO/ SUFFERD/ 18TH AUGUST 1746
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • 14th Century Wars (1300-1399)
    Total names on memorial: 2
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 2
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,rank,year died
    Order of information: year died
  • Wars of the Roses (1455-1487)
    Total names on memorial: 2
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 2
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,rank,year died
    Order of information: year died
  • 15th Century Wars (1400-1499)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,rank,year died
    Order of information: year died
  • 16th Century Wars (1500-1599)
    Total names on memorial: 2
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 2
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,rank,year died
    Order of information: year died
  • Monmouth Rebellion (1685)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,rank,year died
    Order of information: year died
  • Jacobite Risings (1689-1746)
    Total names on memorial: 4
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 4
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,rank,year died
    Order of information: year died
Components
  • Plaques
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Bronze
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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