Tyburn gallows site (body buried; exact grave unmarked)
Near Marble Arch, London, England, United Kingdom
Edgware Road and Bayswater Road junction, near Marble Arch, London W2, United Kingdom
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VISITOR INFORMATION
English Heritage identifies the ground-level Tyburn Tree plaque on the public traffic island at Edgware Road and Bayswater Road. No site ticket is needed to view this outdoor marker. It marks the gallows area, not Cromwell’s exact burial place; use the pedestrian crossing and take care at the busy junction.
The roadside memorial area is outdoors. Access to the traffic island and surrounding crossings may change.
May–June or September–October for comfortable outdoor conditions; use the marked pedestrian crossing.
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About Tyburn gallows site (body buried; exact grave unmarked)
Oliver Cromwell’s disinterred and decapitated body was buried beneath the Tyburn gallows near today’s Marble Arch; the exact grave is unmarked.
The historic location is represented by the Tyburn memorial area; there is no surviving individual grave to conserve.
History happened here at Tyburn gallows site (body buried; exact grave unmarked)
Cromwell was originally buried at Westminster Abbey in 1658.
After the Restoration his body was exhumed, displayed at Tyburn in 1661 and buried beneath the gallows. The head had a separate later history.
PEOPLE WHO DIED HERE
PEOPLE AT REST HERE
Oliver Cromwell
EXTERNAL LINKS
Westminster Abbey, Cromwell burial and Tyburn reburial: https://www.westminster-abbey.org/abbey-commemorations/commemorations/oliver-cromwell-and-family
Map coordinates: https://mapcarta.com/N1612357132