Lady Elizabeth - Invermere, British Columbia
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N 50° 29.837 W 116° 01.439
11U E 569223 N 5594378
Lady Elizabeth grave is SE from the beach house about 100 metres if you are walking. You can drive to the location from 18th Street where there is parking.
Waymark Code: WMVPBY
Location: British Columbia, Canada
Date Posted: 05/13/2017
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Lady Elizabeth grave site is located in Mount Nelson Park overlooking Lake Windermere. There is a red granite marker that is about 5 feet in height with a Celtic cross. There is a pavilion with a hip roof that is supported by four natural stone pillars. Below is the name "Bruce".
At ground level is a marker that is inscribed:
Here lies Lady Elizabeth Wife of Randolph Bruce Born 8 March 1876 Died 27 September 1915
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There is a rather long plaque attached to one of the interior roof beams and is inscribed as follows:
Lady Elizabeth
Lady Elizabeth and Randolph Bruce were married on January 6, 1914 at Upton Pynes, Devonshire, England. On returning to the Windermere valley, they lived on a houseboat called the "Dorothy M" which was anchored on this shore while their new home was being built. They called their new home Pynelogs. Lady Elizabeth died unexpectedly before their home was completed. Randolph Bruce stayed in the home until 1937, at which time he gave the building to the community for a hospital and it has continued to be called Pynelogs. These grounds were part of Bruce’s garden.
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