THE life of a popular Salisbury doctor has been remembered by family, friends and former colleagues.

Dr Elizabeth Webb died at home on January 8. She was a practising doctor in the city since 1968.

Brought up in Surrey by her structural engineer father and her musical mother, she was fondly known by her family as “Bizzie”, a nickname given to her by her older brother Peter.

She qualified at St Bartholomew’s Hospital in London and worked in Dover before settling in Salisbury.

Initially, she worked half the week at Mill Race, and he other half at the Whiteparish practice.

When word got around that there was a new woman doctor at Mill Race, patients flocked to the surgery and Dr Webb went full-time.

She stayed more than 30 years and was key in its move to Grove House on Wilton Road.

For many years she worked once a week in the respiratory clinic at Odstock Hospital with Dr Peter Gillam.

Former colleague Dr Robert Hewetson described her as a “wonderful GP” who was “completely dedicated to the care of her patients”.

Dr Webb was also heavily involved in the life of St Thomas’s Church.

She was a church warden from 2009 to 2011 and, in recent years, helped organise the popular Christmas Tree Festival.

Her brother Peter died aged 53 and his children Simon, Teggy and Chloe turned to her as the family elder.

Her family said: “They shared life’s trials and joys together and she goes with the great love she gave."

She was known by the nickname Squadron Leader Bizzie and will also be remembered for her skills in making meringues.

Sir John Chadwick, who worked with her at the charity The Corporation of the Sons of the Clergy, said she was “much loved and respected by all those who were fortunate enough to know her”.

A celebration of Dr Webb’s life is being held by her family at St Thomas’s Church on Friday, March 24, 12 noon. Afterwards there will be an exhibition of artefacts of her life and interests in the Medieval Hall.