The Scottish Martyrs Memorial, Nunhead Cemetery is a Grade II listed building in the Southwark local planning authority area, England. Memorial. 2 related planning applications.

The Scottish Martyrs Memorial, Nunhead Cemetery

WRENN ID: cold-flint-rye
Grade: II
Local Planning Authority: Southwark
Country: England
Type: Memorial
Source: Historic England listing

Description

SOUTHWARK

TQ3375NW LINDEN GROVE 636-1/50/482 The Scottish Martyrs' Memorial, Nunhead Cemetery

GV II

Obelisk. 1851. Granite. Obelisk, 10m high, on square base with inscription on each side, set within low rails of twisted iron carried by squat corner posts. HISTORICAL NOTE: erected through funds raised from public by Radical MP Joseph Hume, following a public meeting in 1837, to commemorate 5 men sentenced to be transported for sedition in 1793-94: Thomas Muir, Thomas Palmer, Joseph Gerrald, William Skirving and Maurice Margarot. A similar monument was erected on Calton Hill, Edinburgh in 1837. (Macfarlane W: The Scottish Martyrs: 1983-).

Listing NGR: TQ3533575656

Find Similar Buildings

Detailed Attributes

Structured analysis including materials, construction techniques, architect attribution, and related listed building consent applications. Sign in or create a free account to view.

Matched applications, energy data and sale records are assembled automatically and may contain errors. Flag incorrect data.