Location

At the English Heritage store, Fort Brockhurst, Gosport [EH Ref No. 83100113]. This memorial was originally sited at the west end of the north wall in the nave. The exact position is unknown.
 

Description

The memorial is severaly damaged and now in several pieces with important sections missing; some of the text remains and is partially legible.
 

Memorial
Memorial to Caroline Cardew
(Text completed from 1873 Guide)
IN MEMORY OF CAROLINE, THE BELOVED WIFE OF
COLONEL CARDEW, COMMANDING ROYAL ENGINEER
OF THE SOUTH WEST AND SUSSEX DISTRICT,
WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE, DEEPLY LAMENTED,
AT LANDPORT HOUSE, PORTSMOUTH
AFTER A LONG AND PAINFUL ILLNESS
WHICH SHE BORE WITH CHRISTIAN FORTITUDE
AND RESIGNATION, SEPTEMBER THE 19TH, 1845, AGED 61
"OUR LIGHT AFFLICTION, WHICH IS BUT FOR A MOMENT
WORKETH FOR US A FAR MORE ETERNAL WEIGHT OF GLORY"

 
top