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Emma Saunders1841 - 1927charity worker who visited sick railwaymen in hospital and founded the Bristol and West of England Railwaymen's Institute. |
E.E. Faithfull
1928 |
Marble plaque with a relief half figure of Emma Saunders. It was unveiled 1 July 1928 by H.R. Griffiths, divisional superintendent of the Great Western Railway.
The plaque is protected by glass, and therefore rather difficult to photograph because of the reflection.
Born 1841. Died 1927. Miss Emma Saunders "The Railwaymen's Friend," Erected by railway workers and friends, in grateful remembrance of her fifty years devoted christian service. |
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