Memorial in Staplehurst
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Memorial in Staplehurst
Image: © Danny P Robinson Taken: 31 Mar 2013
The plaque reads: The noble army of martyrs praise thee. This monument is dedicated to the memory of Alice Potkins Joan Bradbridge & Alice Benden of Staplehurst. Also of Edmund Allen & Katherine his wife, of Frittenden. Who for the faith suffered death. 1556. 1557. During the Marian Persecution. We shall by God's grace light such a candle in England, as shall never be put out. Erected 1904. By protestants of Staplehurst and district. Thy word is truth. National Protestant Federation, London. There is more history about the memorial and the political and religious context here http://www.medwaymartyrs.com/themartyrsofkent.htm
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Image Location
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51.165042
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0.552201