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Temple Gate
(Bristol Temple Meads Station)

Emma Saunders

1841 - 1927
charity worker who visited sick railwaymen in hospital and founded the Bristol and West of England Railwaymen's Institute.

E.E. Faithfull
1928

Description

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.

Inscription(s)

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.

Sculptor

E.E. Faithfull, principal of the firm of H. Tyley, sculptors, from Bristol.

Sources & Information

Read the Plaque, Miss Emma Saunders, The Railwaymen's Friend, Bristol Temple Meads.
Western Daily Press, Saturday 12 May 1928 and Monday 2 July 1928 (British Newspaper Archive).

Locatie (N 51°26'58" - W 2°34'51") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: gbsw098; Photograph: 22 March 2019
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