Other

Oliver Plunkett

Inscription

{On the mosaic:}
St Oliver Plunkett pray for us.

{On the plaque:}
Saint Oliver Plunkett, Archbishop of Armagh, Primate of all Ireland. Born Loughcrew Co. Meath November 1st 1625. Executed Tyburn July 1st 1681.

Site: Oliver Plunkett (1 memorial)

SW12, Nightingale Lane, 13, Oliver Plunkett Chapel

We think this chapel is/was closely associated with the school, St Francis Xavier College, behind.  Plunkett himself had no connection to Clapham, having spent all his life, until his trial, in Ireland.

A Facebook page contains some photos of the interior of the building and this, copied from Wikipedia: “As a spectacle alone, the rally and Mass for St Oliver Plunkett on London's Clapham Common was a remarkable triumph. As the Common was invaded for a celebration of the 300th anniversary martyrdom of St Oliver Plunkett. Cardinal 0 Fiaich , twenty enrobed bishops and a handful of abbots stood on a stage beneath a scaffolding shelter that shuddered in the wind on the 1st July 1981. The Archbishop of Armagh flew over in a helicopter with Oliver Plunkett’s body. It was a sort of dry run for the Pope's visit. This occasion attracted thousands of pilgrims to the park and this people's celebration masterminded by Fr Martin Bennett was a first for the parish of the Holy Ghost, Balham and which also boasts the first British chapel dedicated to St Oliver.”

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk

This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Oliver Plunkett

Subjects commemorated i

Oliver Plunkett

Archbishop and saint. Born Ireland, admitted to the Irish College in Rome and...

Read More

Nearby Memorials

University Boat Race stone - finish

University Boat Race stone - finish

SW14, Thames Bank

Not a memorial at all but interesting nonetheless - this  'University Stone', together with the striped 'University Post' opposite, mark ...

1 subject commemorated
Covid memorial

Covid memorial

SE1, Albert Embankment

This work consists of approximately 240,000 red and pink hearts, one for each of the UK Covid deaths. Volunteers created this mural and,...

1 subject commemorated, 2 creators
Valerie Carter - River Walk

Valerie Carter - River Walk

En2, New River Path, Town Park

We're not experts on heraldry but it seems the strange animal in this emblem is actually called an Enfield and it is part of the symbol f...

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator
Arnold and Verna Rosen

Arnold and Verna Rosen

N16, Newington Green garden

From London Gardens Online: "The gardens ... were re-landscaped in 2004/5. Prior to this there were formal rose beds and shrubs, with two...

1 subject commemorated
The Ring pub

The Ring pub

SE1, Blackfriars Road, 72

The Surrey Chapel which became used as a boxing ring stood at this junction diagonally opposite this pub, on the site now occupied by TfL...

1 subject commemorated