Talk:Stratford Martyrs

Other monuments?
Are there any monuments in the British Isles for Catholic martyrs who were executed by the Protestants? Grandma Roses (talk) 02:14, 27 June 2014 (UTC)


 * I could only find one, a wall plaque which commemorates four Catholics executed in Oxford in 1589. It is located at 100 Holywell Street, not far from the Bodleian Library. This article has a picture and discusses the reason for the disparity. Most of the Protestant martyrs' memorials were erected in the second half of the 19th century as a reaction against the Oxford movement and the emancipation of Catholics. In addition, there are a number of Catholic churches dedicated to the English Martyrs; the English Martyrs Church in Preston, Lancashire is an example. Alansplodge (talk) 12:01, 28 June 2014 (UTC)
 * One other - there is a statue of Thomas More in the churchyard of the Anglican Chelsea Old Church. Alansplodge (talk) 19:20, 28 June 2014 (UTC)

Stratford Green
'Stratford Green, the last remnant of which became the site of the Parish Church of St John the Evangelist.'

Where is the evidence for this? The Victoria Counties History citation does not mention it.

Stratford Green was, and still is, further up the Romford Road, where the UEL Stratford Campus now stands. Look at any map going back to at least Roque in 1745.

The land on which the church was built was privately owned. 'The land was given by Lord Wellesley-Pole of Wanstead, elder brother of the Duke of Wellington and of Hon. and Rev. Gerald Valerian Wellesley, Chaplain of the Royal Household, and previously Vicar of West Ham, and Thomas Humphreys, Lord of The Manor of West Ham.' from http://www.stjohnse15.co.uk/history/history19.html

Plus is was not 'the last remnant' as the first edition O.S. shows Stratford Green, where it is now, with nothing built on it, 60 years after the church was built.


 * Thanks for the correction. The Victoria County History says that the Martyrs' Monument was "thought to mark the site where the Protestants were burnt under Mary I". I admit that isn't the same thing. I'll try to correct this in the near future. Alansplodge (talk) 21:28, 27 June 2016 (UTC)
 * Now done. Alansplodge (talk) 19:59, 4 July 2016 (UTC)