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Julia

Julia Report 20 Aug 2009 16:54

Frederick, for years a statue to Florence Nightingale stood outside the Derbyshire Royal Infirmary, in the middle of Derby itself,as a tribute to her contribution to medicine, and the fact that she lived in the county for some time. However, the hospital has now closed, with all facilities moved to a new purpose built, super dooper hospital on the outskirts of the city. Nowhere have I seen that the statue has been moved to the new site. When I am in there again, and I'm sure it won't be long, I will ask the question about the statue, if only for my own curiosity. Maybe that it was too costly or not in a good enough condition to be moved. Who knows
Julia in Derbyshire

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Frederick

Frederick Report 20 Aug 2009 16:38

Florence Nightingale's lamp goes out.

Aug 20th. 1910.

Soldiers and citizens from all over Britain paid quite tribute today to the Lady of the Lamp - Florence Nightingale, the founder of nursing, who died last week at the age of 91 years. They packed St Paul's Cathedral for a solemn memorial service held at noon in her honour. And hundreds more stood bare-headed as her hearse, drawn by two horses, rolled through the streets of London.
The coffinwas covered with a white pall almost hidden beneath flowers. Among the tributes was one from Alexandra the Queen Mother, a huge white floral cross from the matrons and nurses of the London hospitals, a cushion of flowers sent by the survivers of the charge of the Light Brigade, and a wreath shaped like an Army lantern of the type she carried on her rounds in Scutari hospital during the Crimean War.
At Waterloo, the coffin was put on to a special train for the journey to her family's home in Hampshire, where she was buried beside her parents in the churchyard at East Wellow.



Anybody here live at East Wellow?

F.