Historic Women - Her Salisbury Story

Find out about the historic women of Salisbury, who have made significant contributions to our community and history.

A remarkable Victorian lady, Henrietta was a prolific writer of religious lives

Mrs Jane Hazel and the Alderbury Ferry (1843-1920) the index photo was taken around 1917 and shows Mrs Hazel in her long dress and cap

Miss Helen Bagnall was a teacher at Godolphin School and a suffragist

Edith was a princess and one of the most venerated female saints of England.

A talented designer and painter of Church Art, including stained glass windows, whose designs are still found in Churches in Salisbury today

A spinster gentlewoman of modest means had few opportunities in the Victorian era to supplement her income, became a popular author & story teller

Sarahwas a British author of notable 19th Century books such as ‘First Steps in General Knowledge’

Eleanor Bryant was a businesswoman who took over her late husband’s bricklaying business and ran it for 17 years.

Maria Smith née Meatyard was a butcher with premises in Salisbury’s Butcher’s Row

Cutler, Silversmith & jeweller

Susan lost her life saving a boy who fell into the river Nadder

Founder of Godolphin School Elizabeth was a staunch supporter of girls education