GRAVE OF EMILY DAVISON APPROX 100 YARDS NORTH-WEST OF CHURCH OF ST MARY - List Entry

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    "Gravestone of Emily Davison, 1913; also various family members and dates 1866- 1918. White marble. Moulded square base and tall tapering block. Multi- moulded top bearing a cross. . Inscribed: Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. EMILY WILDING DAVISON Born Oct. 11th 1872 Died June 8th 1913 "DEEDS NOT WORDS" Emily Davison was the suffragette who threw herself in front of the King's horse on Derby day 1913...."
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    Historic England
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    Link: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1155804
    Resource type: Text/Website
    Added by: Simon Cotterill
    Last modified: 7 years ago
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