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Latitude: 51.442 / 51°26'31"N
Longitude: -2.5655 / 2°33'55"W
OS Eastings: 360793
OS Northings: 171593
OS Grid: ST607715
Mapcode National: GBR CGP.NY
Mapcode Global: VH88V.H02X
Plus Code: 9C3VCCRM+QR
Entry Name: Williams Monument in Arnos Vale Cemetery
Listing Date: 30 January 2003
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1350412
English Heritage Legacy ID: 489999
ID on this website: 101350412
Location: Arnos Vale Cemetery, Arno's Vale, Bristol, BS4
County: City of Bristol
Electoral Ward/Division: Brislington West
Parish: Non Civil Parish
Built-Up Area: Bristol
Traditional County: Somerset
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Bristol
Church of England Parish: Knowle Holy Nativity
Church of England Diocese: Bristol
Tagged with: Monument
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BRISTOL
BATH ROAD
Williams Monument, Arnos Vale Cemetery
GV
II
Tomb of Joseph Williams (d.1849).
Marble tapering pedestal. Relief of the Pelican in her piety, drawing blood at her chest to feed her brood.
HISTORY: as the weathered epitaph makes clear, Williams as a surgeon who died as a result of tending patients during the severe cholera epidemic of 1849. The christian symbol of self-sacrifice was apt for this victim of England's last major outbreak of cholera. Listed for its historical interest.
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