Plaque: The Protestant Martyrs of Rochester
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Plaque: The Protestant Martyrs of Rochester
Image: © Gerald England Taken: 5 Mar 2025
A plaque on the wall of Rochester Baptist Church Image reads: IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THE PROTESTANT MARTYRS OF ROCHESTER NICHOLAS HALL OF DARTFORD, BURNT AT ROCHESTER, JULY 19TH 1555. NICHOLAS RIDLEY, BISHOP OF ROCHESTER 1547 - 1550 BURNT AT OXFORD, OCTOBER 16TH 1555, JOHN HARPOLE. OF ST NICHOLAS PARISH, ROCHESTER. JOAN BEACH, OF TONBRIDGE, BOTH BURNT AT ROCHESTER, APRIL IST 1556. "BE THOU FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH." REV.11,10. Further information on the "Medway Martyrs" can be found at https://www.lol652.com/introduction
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