Memorial details

Memorial type
Stone of remembrance
District
Inverness
Town
Inverness
County
Highland
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
First World War - civilians
Ceremony
  • Dedicated
    Date: 7 November 2011
    Attended by: Revd Doctor Revd Peter J Howson, Padre to Inverness Royal British Legion
  • Unveiled
    Date: 12 October 2015
    Attended by: Helen Carmichael, Provost of Inverness
  • Dedicated
    Date: 12 Oct 2015
    Attended by: Undefined
  • Show More (2)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
75941

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Current location

Between main War Memorial and river in fenced area
Cavell Gardens
Between Island Bank Road
Cavell Gardens and Ladies' Walk
Inverness
Inverness
Highland
IV2 4SY
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NH 66475 44497
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
A black marble headstone shaped memorial, with gilded incised inscription and an oval with an image of Nurse Cavell beneath the title inscription top. Set in a low, tubular steel fenced area within a larger fenced-off Garden of Remembrance which lies between the River Ness and the Inverness War Memorial (WMR 5886), all of which is within the Cavell Gardens (WMR XXXX) The substantive inscription is similar to that inscribed on an enamelled brass plaque which formerly sat on a stand at the front of the tubular steel fenced area, along with one recording the creation of the Garden of Remembrance in 2011. These plaque appear to have been removed when the stone was erected in 2015. The latter was re-positioned and is presently attached to the steel fencing in front of the stone. A laminated plastic plaque seems to have been created as a replacement for the former, and now sits at the entrance to the Gardens near the foot of Infirmary Bridge. The stone is positioned almost back to back with the Burma Star Association memorial (WMR 78909).
Inscription
CAVELL GARDENS/ (small image of Nurse Cavell) / Erected in Memory Of/ Nurse Edith Louise Cavell/ who was born in Norfolk on 4th December 1865/she was appointed first matron of the/ Berkendael Medical Institute in Brussels in 1907. / In August 1915 having been charged with / assisting 130 persons to escape from Belgium / she was court-martialled, condemned to death / and shot on 12 October 1915. / Her final courageous words were. / “This I would say, standing as I do in view of / God and eternity. / I realise that patriotism is not enough / I must have no hatred or bitterness towards anyone.” Base: This memorial was erected in 2015 / on the hundredth anniversary of her death.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Cavell, Edith
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Commemorations
  • First World War - civilians
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forename, occupation, date of birth, place of birth, manner of death, place of death, date of death, additional
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Metal
  • Stone of remembrance
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble - Black
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
The Highland Council
Reference

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