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Inscriptions: Peace stone, St Clement's


Peace stone in St Clements

P E A C E
w a s    p r o c l a i m e d
i n   t h e   C i t y   o f
O X F O R D
J U N E   27   1814

The Peace Stone is on the Plain roundabout, facing north,
surmounted by a lamppost. This roundabout was formerly the churchyard
of St Clement's Church

Grade II listed: 1485/739

This stone proclaims the short-lived peace when Napoleon was imprisoned on Elba

See also the peace stone at Carfax

© Stephanie Jenkins

 

Last updated: 13 February, 2008

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