Memorial

Peterborough Cathedral

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Current Location

Peterborough Cathedral, 11, Minster Precincts, Peterborough , Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE1 1XS , England

TL 19409 98647

Church of England

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Type of Memorial: Panelling
WMR Reference Number: 104410
Description: Plate on a pillar on the south of the nave on the Peterborough Cathedral, in a good state of preservation after its imposition in the 20th century. The memorial consists of a text in recognition of Nurse Edith Louisa Cavell and her portrait at the top, both perfectly legible. The material used seems to be of a metallic nature and of a blackish colour that highlights the engravings of the work.
Inscription: Right dear in the sight of the Lord is the death of His Saints/ In thankful remembrance of the/ Christian example of/ (name)/ who devoted her life to nursing/ the sick and for helping Belgian/ French and British soldiers to/ escape was on October 12th 1915/ put to death by the Germans/ at Brussels where she had/ nursed their wounded this/ Tablet was placed here by the/ Teachers Pupils and Friends/ of her old School/ in Laurel Court.