John Acrige Catholic Martyr. Priest of the Chantry of St. Thomas housed here in the south aisle of Trinity Chapel. Curate of Richmond Parish Church 1548-1569. Joined the Catholics in the Rising of the North 1569. Went into exile: returned to Richmond, his birthplace. Arrested. Imprisoned in the notorious North Blockhouse at Hull where he died 2nd March 1585.

by Richmond and District Civic Society

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