Elizabeth Nelson Memorial, Grizedale College, University of Lancaster

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260026

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ZEC20150109001

Title

Elizabeth Nelson Memorial, Grizedale College, University of Lancaster

Place

Bailrigg

General notes

The infamous 'Scotforth Murder', which achieved national prominence at the time, took place near the village of Scotforth near Lancaster in 1866.
Elizabeth Nelson, a domestic servant from Skerton, was strangled on Green Lane. The murder remains unsolved.
Public donations were used to raise a memorial to Elizabeth which was erected at the site of the murder and was replaced with this facsimile plaque at that place when the University was developed on the site.

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