A monument erected in memory of the Bristol poet Thomas Chatterton was paid for by subscription and designed by Bristol architect S.C.Fripp. In 1840 it was placed between the north porch and the tower of St. Mary Redcliffe Church.

Six years later, it was banished from consecrated ground, perhaps because of Chatterton's perceived sordid reputation and believed suicide. The vicar said it had been erected without his permission. In 1857 the monument was re-erected on unconsecrated ground, further to the east, but still close to the church and facing Chatterton's birthplace, a house behind Pile Street School.

The monument remained there until it started to decay due to vehicle exhaust pollution and became dangerous. It was taken down in 1967, demolished, and the remaining part (the figure of Chatterton) was taken to Chatterton's House where it was stored in the coal house.

In 2004, it was collected by Bristol Museum staff and is now in storage at M Shed.