Martyrs’ Memorial
Other memorial · Lewes, East Sussex
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Lewes, East SussexInscription
IN LOVING MEMORY OF THE UNDERNAMED SEVENTEEN PROTESTANT MARTYRS, WHO, FOR THEIR FAITHFUL TESTIMONY TO GOD'S TRUTH, WERE, DURING THE REIGN OF QUEEN MARY, BURNED TO DEATH, IN FRONT OF THE THEN STAR INN, NOW THE TOWN HALL, LEWES. THIS OBELISK, PROVIDED BY PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTIONS, WAS ERECTED A.D. 1901. DATES OF MARTYRDOM DIRICK CARVER, OF BRIGHTON. JULY 22ND 1555. THOMAS HARLAND AND JOHN OSWALD, BOTH OF WOODMANCOTE. THOMAS AVINGTON AND THOMAS REED, BOTH OF ARDINGLY. JUNE 6TH 1556. THOMAS WOOD (A MINISTER OF THE GOSPEL), OF LEWES. THOMAS MYLES, OF HELLINGLY. ABOUT JUNE 20 1556. RICHARD WOODMAN AND GEORGE STEVENS, BOTH OF WARBLETON. ALEXANDER HOSMAN, WILLIAM MAINARD AND THOMASINA WOOD, ALL OF MAYFIELD. MARGERY MORRIS AND JAMES MORRIS (HER SON), BOTH OF HEATHFIELD. DENIS BURGES, OF BUXTED. ANN ASHDON, OF ROTHERFIELD. MARY GROVES, OF LEWES. JUNE 22ND 1557. "AND THEY OVERCAME . . . BECAUSE OF THE BLOOD OF THE LAMB, AND BECAUSE OF THE WORD OF THEIR TESTIMONY; AND THEY LOVED NOT THEIR LIFE EVEN UNTO DEATH." REV. XII. 11 (R.V.)
The names (17)
Every name, in the order and spelling engraved. What the stone says about each person is beneath their name; nothing has been added from other records.
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Dirick Carver
DIRICK CARVER, OF BRIGHTON
Died 22 July 1555
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Martyrs’ Memorial (Lewes, East Sussex, United Kingdom), Plaque, line 1, "DIRICK CARVER, OF BRIGHTON"; automatically extracted from a photograph, not yet checked; Past on Stone (https://pastonstone.com/name/2080/ : accessed 9 November 2026).
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Thomas Harland
THOMAS HARLAND
Died 6 June 1556
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Martyrs’ Memorial (Lewes, East Sussex, United Kingdom), Plaque, line 2, "THOMAS HARLAND"; automatically extracted from a photograph, not yet checked; Past on Stone (https://pastonstone.com/name/2081/ : accessed 9 November 2026).
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John Oswald
JOHN OSWALD
Died 6 June 1556
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Martyrs’ Memorial (Lewes, East Sussex, United Kingdom), Plaque, line 3, "JOHN OSWALD"; automatically extracted from a photograph, not yet checked; Past on Stone (https://pastonstone.com/name/2082/ : accessed 9 November 2026).
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Thomas Avington
THOMAS AVINGTON
Died 6 June 1556
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Martyrs’ Memorial (Lewes, East Sussex, United Kingdom), Plaque, line 4, "THOMAS AVINGTON"; automatically extracted from a photograph, not yet checked; Past on Stone (https://pastonstone.com/name/2083/ : accessed 9 November 2026).
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Thomas Reed
THOMAS REED
Died 6 June 1556
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Martyrs’ Memorial (Lewes, East Sussex, United Kingdom), Plaque, line 5, "THOMAS REED"; automatically extracted from a photograph, not yet checked; Past on Stone (https://pastonstone.com/name/2084/ : accessed 9 November 2026).
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Thomas Wood
THOMAS WOOD (A MINISTER OF THE GOSPEL), OF LEWES
Died c. 1556
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Martyrs’ Memorial (Lewes, East Sussex, United Kingdom), Plaque, line 6, "THOMAS WOOD (A MINISTER OF THE GOSPEL), OF LEWES"; automatically extracted from a photograph, not yet checked; Past on Stone (https://pastonstone.com/name/2085/ : accessed 9 November 2026).
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Thomas Myles
THOMAS MYLES, OF HELLINGLY
Died c. 1556
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Martyrs’ Memorial (Lewes, East Sussex, United Kingdom), Plaque, line 7, "THOMAS MYLES, OF HELLINGLY"; automatically extracted from a photograph, not yet checked; Past on Stone (https://pastonstone.com/name/2086/ : accessed 9 November 2026).
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Richard Woodman
RICHARD WOODMAN
Died 22 June 1557
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Martyrs’ Memorial (Lewes, East Sussex, United Kingdom), Plaque, line 8, "RICHARD WOODMAN"; automatically extracted from a photograph, not yet checked; Past on Stone (https://pastonstone.com/name/2087/ : accessed 9 November 2026).
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George Stevens
GEORGE STEVENS
Died 22 June 1557
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Martyrs’ Memorial (Lewes, East Sussex, United Kingdom), Plaque, line 9, "GEORGE STEVENS"; automatically extracted from a photograph, not yet checked; Past on Stone (https://pastonstone.com/name/2088/ : accessed 9 November 2026).
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Alexander Hosman
ALEXANDER HOSMAN
Died 22 June 1557
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Martyrs’ Memorial (Lewes, East Sussex, United Kingdom), Plaque, line 10, "ALEXANDER HOSMAN"; automatically extracted from a photograph, not yet checked; Past on Stone (https://pastonstone.com/name/2089/ : accessed 9 November 2026).
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William Mainard
WILLIAM MAINARD
Died 22 June 1557
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Martyrs’ Memorial (Lewes, East Sussex, United Kingdom), Plaque, line 11, "WILLIAM MAINARD"; automatically extracted from a photograph, not yet checked; Past on Stone (https://pastonstone.com/name/2090/ : accessed 9 November 2026).
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Thomasina Wood
THOMASINA WOOD
Died 22 June 1557
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Martyrs’ Memorial (Lewes, East Sussex, United Kingdom), Plaque, line 12, "THOMASINA WOOD"; automatically extracted from a photograph, not yet checked; Past on Stone (https://pastonstone.com/name/2091/ : accessed 9 November 2026).
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Margery Morris
MARGERY MORRIS
Died 22 June 1557
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Martyrs’ Memorial (Lewes, East Sussex, United Kingdom), Plaque, line 13, "MARGERY MORRIS"; automatically extracted from a photograph, not yet checked; Past on Stone (https://pastonstone.com/name/2092/ : accessed 9 November 2026).
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James Morris
JAMES MORRIS (HER SON)
Died 22 June 1557
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Martyrs’ Memorial (Lewes, East Sussex, United Kingdom), Plaque, line 14, "JAMES MORRIS (HER SON)"; automatically extracted from a photograph, not yet checked; Past on Stone (https://pastonstone.com/name/2093/ : accessed 9 November 2026).
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Denis Burges
DENIS BURGES, OF BUXTED
Died 22 June 1557
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Martyrs’ Memorial (Lewes, East Sussex, United Kingdom), Plaque, line 15, "DENIS BURGES, OF BUXTED"; automatically extracted from a photograph, not yet checked; Past on Stone (https://pastonstone.com/name/2094/ : accessed 9 November 2026).
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Ann Ashdon
ANN ASHDON, OF ROTHERFIELD
Died 22 June 1557
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Martyrs’ Memorial (Lewes, East Sussex, United Kingdom), Plaque, line 16, "ANN ASHDON, OF ROTHERFIELD"; automatically extracted from a photograph, not yet checked; Past on Stone (https://pastonstone.com/name/2095/ : accessed 9 November 2026).
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Mary Groves
MARY GROVES, OF LEWES
Died 22 June 1557
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Martyrs’ Memorial (Lewes, East Sussex, United Kingdom), Plaque, line 17, "MARY GROVES, OF LEWES"; automatically extracted from a photograph, not yet checked; Past on Stone (https://pastonstone.com/name/2096/ : accessed 9 November 2026).
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