Picture highlights from weekend honouring the life and legacy of Edith Cavell

The story of Norfolk nurse and First World War heroine Edith Cavell was honoured during a weekend of services and events at Norwich Cathedral.

Edith’s final resting place is at Norwich Cathedral, and the Edith Cavell 110 weekend marked the 110th anniversary of Edith’s death on October 12 1915.

Nurses, military representatives, civic dignitaries and experts from across Europe and America were among those to gather at the Cathedral to remember the life and legacy of Edith who during the war nursed soldiers from both sides in occupied Belgium and helped more than 200 Allied soldiers reach safety.

Among the highlights of the weekend was a graveside commemoration on Saturday followed by an afternoon symposium entitled New Insights into Edith Cavell’s Life and Legacy which saw experts share reflections from their ongoing research about Edith. A recording of the symposium is available to watch on the Norwich Cathedral Services YouTube Channel.

The communion set which Edith herself used the night before her execution was used in services throughout the weekend, and at Evensong on Sunday, the preacher was Canon Jack MacDonald, Chaplain-General of the Anglican Central Committee in Belgium, and a Canon of Holy Trinity Brussels, where Edith worshipped during her last year in Belgium.

A free exhibition called Edith Cavell in her own voice was open in Norwich Cathedral Library throughout the weekend. The exhibition – which aims to tell Edith’s story through her own words, paintings and possessions and also features Edith’s dog Jack – is on display until Tuesday 23 December. The opening times are 10am-4pm Tuesday to Thursday.

Graveside Commemoration - Saturday 11 October

The panel for the symposium New Insights into Edith Cavell's Life and Legacy - Saturday 11 October

Festal Evensong for Edith Cavell - Sunday 12 October

Pictures: Bill Smith