If you notice a problem with the translation, please send a message to feedback@findagrave.com and include a link to the page and details about the problem. I hope this helps. The church of St Margaret of Antioch lies down a long and narrow country lane, well away from the main residences and limited facilities of the village of Wellow. Year should not be greater than current year. Are you sure that you want to report this flower to administrators as offensive or abusive? GREAT NEWS! The reality was a woman of great intelligence and influence with overall responsibility for the military hospitals in Scutari. I came to be an auxiliary nurse in the town of Berwick Upon Tweed, Northumberland. This account has been disabled. Also an additional volunteer within fifty miles. Change ), You are commenting using your Google account. One day I hope to visit her grave. We have 2 volunteers within fifty miles of your requested photo location. Share this memorial using social media sites or email. She is buried at the Verney family estate Claydon. Viewed from the south porch, the Nightingale family’s white marble memorial shines conspicuously among the lichened headstones of their less august neighbours. We do not have any photo volunteers within fifty miles of your requested photo location. The church was founded in 1215, the year of the signing of the Magna Carta. Her life story has always been of interest to me for what she stood for. The distance is about five miles. Enter a valid email address and a feedback message. I hope you were also able to get a tour of Embley Park (her family home) and her museum at St Thomas Hospital in London. Historically, Spike Island was the site of working quays, shipyards, warehousing, and other associated dockside industry. I was able to see her grave 2 years ago. Plese check the I'm not a robot checkbox.'. four family members. Post was not sent - check your email addresses! Try again. Failed to delete memorial. Many aspects of the building’s design were so poor from a clinical viewpoint that they would work against rather than for the recovery of the patients. Skip to contentSkip to search You can still file a request but no one will be notified. ( Log Out / At one point she set off from her home in Embley Park to nearby Broadlands to tell Lord Palmerston in person of her concerns. Drag images here or select from your computer for Florence Nightingale “Flossie” Birchenough McLean memorial. The sponsor of a memorial may add an additional, No animated GIFs, photos with additional graphics (borders, embellishments. The main figure is thought to be Saint Christopher, carrying the infant Christ. At the west end, screen panels display various items relating to Florence, including a model of a fair-haired young woman holding a lantern, who bears no resemblance to Florence. Your password must be at least 8 characters, Please check the I'm not a robot checkbox, If you want to be a Photo Volunteer you must enter a ZIP Code or select your location on the map. But her wish for anonymity was doomed: people from all over the globe still make a pilgrimage to this simple country churchyard to pay homage to her. I assume that a cab driver will know the directions. Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com: accessed ), memorial page for Florence Nightingale “Flossie” Birchenough McLean (7 Jun 1941–24 Nov 1987), Find a Grave Memorial no. Thanks for using Find a Grave, if you have any feedback we would love to hear from you. Please try again later. We have 2 volunteers within ten miles of your requested photo location. Admirers of nursing pioneer Florence Nightingale have pledged to help repair her tomb after it was damaged in the St Valentine's Day storms. Our technology can help you find the gravesite and other family members buried nearby. In the south aisle, a window sill is given over to photographs of her, along with a wreath, the original donated by the American Florence Nightingale society. One of his pieces is a large sculpture of John Cabot, which looks out across the docks. Please enable JavaScript in your browser to get the full Trove experience. Made the memorials come alive. ( Log Out / Close this window, and upload the photo(s) again. GREAT NEWS! We were unable to submit your feedback at this time. Oops, something didn't work. Change ), You are commenting using your Facebook account. Are you sure that you want to delete this photo? An email has been sent to the person who requested the photo informing them that you have fulfilled their request. To view a photo in more detail or edit captions for photos you added, click the photo to open the photo viewer. Three sides of the memorial commemorate her parents and her elder sister Parthenope. You have chosen this person to be their own family member. based on information from your browser. Thank you for this information. Florence’s grave doesn’t need tawdry trinkets. Verney." Now there is a building there called Spike Island, which is the home of artists of all varieties. We’ve updated the security on the site. To suggest a correction or addition, visit the memorial page and click Suggest Edits. Your new password must contain one or more uppercase and lowercase letters, and one or more numbers or special characters. Inevitably, there is a good deal of Florence Nightingale memorabilia. Please enter location or other information that may help the volunteer in fulfilling this request. Try again later. Oops, we were unable to send the email. Oops, some error occurred while uploading your photo(s). Becoming a Find a Grave member is fast, easy and FREE. Previously sponsored memorials or famous memorials will not have this option. It was interesting to read about Spike Island and Florence Nightingale – more particularly since we have a Spike Island here in Bristol. It used to be claimed that the famous lamp was kept in the boardroom of the Royal Hampshire County Hospital at Winchester, in which she had a large part in the original design, but I haven’t been able to verify this. Failed to remove flower. Please complete the captcha to let us know you are a real person. Failed to report flower. The church itself is attractively simple, though it has various features of interest, among them some faded and flaking wall paintings thought to date from the 13th century. This memorial has been copied to your clipboard. Died 1910. I’d also ask the price before making the journey. when we were there last year, there were a number of small lanterns on the grave. We have a volunteer within fifty miles of your requested photo location. A pilgrimage to Florence Nightingale's burial place. A system error has occurred. Please contact Find a Grave at support@findagrave.com if you need help resetting your password. For Edits select Suggest Edits on the memorial page. The Florence Nightingale of popular myth is a ministering angel patrolling the wards in the barrack hospital at Scutari. Flowers added to the memorial appear on the bottom of the memorial or here on the Flowers tab. I wondered if there was any connection but our Spike Island is an area of the port of Bristol, adjoining the city centre. This morning I went to see Florence Nightingale’s burial place at the church of St Margaret of Antioch in the village of Wellow in Hampshire. Please reset your password. Photos larger than 8Mb will be reduced. Edit a memorial you manage or suggest changes to the memorial manager. by FN upon the death of her sister but Parthenope who by marriage took Change ). thanks. ). We have a volunteer within ten miles of your requested photo location. GREAT NEWS! There is a problem with your email/password. May God bless her. HERITAGE HIGHLIGHTS: Grave of Florence Nightingale, 13th-century wall paintings St Margaret's Church and Florence Nightingale memorial, East Wellow The Hampshire village of Wellow is scattered across a large area, including clusters of hamlets like Canada and Embley. Try again later. Resend Activation Email. Thank you for all the info.saw the Anna beagle film as agirl and have just seen it again.sleep peaceful Florence we owe you a lot. I’m glad the lanterns have gone. 24960226, citing Indian Spring Cemetery, Punta Gorda, Charlotte County, Florida, USA ; Maintained by Tracy MR (contributor 46967543) . Beautiful photos Stephen. Thank you for fulfilling this photo request. This flower has been reported and will not be visible while under review. Translation on Find a Grave is an ongoing project. Your Scrapbook is currently empty. Verify and try again. This morning I went to see Florence Nightingale’s burial place at the church of St Margaret of Antioch in the village of Wellow in Hampshire. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. (nearly all above is a direct quote from Wikipedia) Florence Nightingale: The Grave at East Wellow The Nightingale family burial site is at the Church of St. Margaret in East Wellow or Wellow very near the family estate of Embley Park. Thanks for the info. Please note: You are asking volunteers to find and take a photo of the headstone. Are you sure that you want to delete this memorial? JoAnne – You will need to travel by train to Romsey in Hampshire, and then by car (a taxi) from Romsey station to the little church at East Wellow where Florence is buried. What connection is there between Florence Nightingale and the “Been there, seen that tourist brigade”.
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