Title:

King

First Name:

Richard

Last Name:

Plantagenet

Memorial Type:

Plaque

Does the monument still exist?

Yes

Installation Date:

1990

Inscription:

Near this site stood the church of the Greyfriars where the body of Richard III the last Plantagenet king of England was interred after his death, aged 32, at the Battle of Bosworth Field 22 August 1485 Requiescat in pace

Allegiance:

Yorkist

Condition:

Good

Condition Description:

A little weathered after 35 years, but still looking pretty good

Memorial Notes:

The plaque is situated on the side wall of the building, which is, as of 2025, Middleton's Steakhouse & Grill. When the plaque was sited there in 1990 it was the National Westminster Bank, before which it was Pares bank. Whilst the address is 2 St. Martin's Leicester LE1 5DB, the building is on a corner and the plaque is located on the Grey Friars wall. The building that the plaque is on is grade 2 * listed and the plaque now forms part of that listing.