What is recorded here
This black commemorative plaque records: Near this spot George Nichols Richard Yaxley Thomas Belson Humphrey Pritchard were executed for their Catholic Faith 5 July 1589
Blessed George Nichols, Blessed Richard Yaxley, Blessed Thomas Belson, and Blessed Humphrey Pritchard were English Catholics executed during the reign of Elizabeth I for refusing to renounce their faith; they are venerated as martyrs in the Catholic Church.
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