Monument To Major Cartwright In St Mary At Finchley Churchyard

The monument to Major John Cartwright is located in the churchyard of St Mary-at-Finchley. It is an obelisk made of yellow oolitic limestone, erected in 1835 and funded by public subscription. The obelisk has a square tapering shape and features armorial and portrait roundels on the front, above an armorial shield. Inscriptions can be found on the east and south sides. The monument is set within a damaged kerb that still has some surviving railings. Major Cartwright (1740-1824) was a prominent Radical known as the 'Father of Reform' for his efforts in advocating Universal Suffrage and founding the Society for Constitutional Information. The full inscription, which is no longer legible, was previously reported in the Barnet Press and Finchley Borough News on 13 April 1935.