DAME ELISABETH FRINK R.A. The Dorset Martyrs

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Dame Elizabeth Frinks magnificent larger than life size group of three figures was installed at the top of Gallows Hill on South Walks in 1986, and has been much admired ever since being one of Frinks most important and significant public works. The site in Dorchester marks the location where the town gallows were located in the 16th and 17th centuries, just outside the old town walls. The group is dedicated In memory of those who suffered in Dorset in the religious troubles of the 16 thd 17th centuries many of whom were consigned to a barbaric and blood-thirsty death for their religious beliefs. Frinks work comprises three figures, a cowled figure, the hangman, who appears likeDeathbefore the two resigned martyrs with hands clasped, one holding the hangmans gaze in a defiant manner.