The Martyrs' Memorial is in the centre of Oxford, just outside Balliol College. It commemorates the 16th-century "Oxford Martyrs", who were ordered by the Catholic Queen Mary to be burned at the stake for their Protestant religious beliefs. Designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott, the monument was completed in 1841and has been likened to the steeple of a cathedral. The three statues of Thomas Cranmer, Hugh Latimer and Nicholas Ridley are by Henry Weekes. The inscription on the base of the Martyrs' Memorial reads as follows:
"To the Glory of God, and in grateful commemoration of His servants, Thomas Cranmer, Nicholas Ridley, Hugh Latimer, Prelates of the Church of England, who near this spot yielded their bodies to be burned, bearing witness to the sacred truths which they had affirmed and maintained against the errors of the Church of Rome, and rejoicing that to them it was given not only to believe in Christ, but also to suffer for His sake; this monument was erected by public subscription in the year of our Lord God, MDCCCXLI".
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