Martyrs' Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Newham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 June 1978. Memorial.
Martyrs' Memorial
- WRENN ID
- gentle-corridor-acorn
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Newham
- Constituency
- Stratford and Bow MP: Uma Kumaran (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 8 June 1978
- Type
- Memorial
- Address
- Martyrs' Memorial, Broadway E15
- OS grid reference
- TQ 389 844
- Coordinates
- 51.54155, 0.0026
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Martyrs' Memorial is a memorial built in 1878 by J T Newman. It is a hexagonal monument made of buff terracotta in the Gothic style. Each face of the monument features inscribed panels, and there is a relief plaque on the east side. The corners have triple angle shafts with stiff leaf capitals that come together to create a rich frieze. Each face has a gabled oversailing canopy supported by richly ornamented brackets, with diaper patterns underneath. The monument is topped with a twelve-sided spire and a crown. It was erected to commemorate Protestant martyrs who were burned nearby in 1556. The terracotta used for the monument was produced by Johnson & Co from Ditchling, Sussex.
Local climate
Martyrs' Memorial sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 690 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 96% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 99% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 52% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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