Crimean War memorial - 2
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Crimean War memorial - 2
Image: © Alan Murray-Rust Taken: 2 Aug 2013
The dedication plaque on the memorial http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3586048 . Note that Beeston is still referred to as a village at this period. Of the four individuals commemorated, two are recorded as having died from diarrhoea, a telling comment on the state of health in those days and a reminder of why Florence Nightingale become so well known for the work that she did in the conflict.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.925304
Longitude
-1.216054