Monuments
The Richard Baxter Monument in the civic parish of Wolverley and Cookley (neighbouring Kidderminster) was built around 1850 in memory of Baxter. It is a Grade II listed structure and it resides on a hilltop on Blakeshall Common.
The Baxter Monument is a Grade II listed structure in Kidderminster. It was a tribute of general esteem was paid to Baxter nearly two centuries after his death, when a statue was erected to his memory at Kidderminster. It was unveiled 28 July 1875, sculpted by Sir Thomas Brock. Originally in the Bull Ring but moved to its present site, outside St Mary's parish church, March 1967.
The Baxter Monument in Rowton, Shropshire (the village of his birth) is a squat stone obelisk with a bronze plaque on which is written "Richard Baxter great divine author and eminent citizen of the 17th century. Son of Richard Baxter and Beatrice nee Adney born here in Rowton AD 1615. Died in London 1691". It resides on a triangle of grass at the centre of the village and is probably of late 19th century construction. It was designated a Grade II listed structure in 1883.
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