Monument to Admiral of the Fleet Earl Mountbatten of Burma, Governor of the Isle of Wight (1965–1979)
Monument to Admiral of the Fleet Earl Mountbatten of Burma, Governor of the Isle of Wight (1965–1979)
Monument to Admiral of the Fleet Earl Mountbatten of Burma, Governor of the Isle of Wight (1965–1979)
Monument to Admiral of the Fleet Earl Mountbatten of Burma, Governor of the Isle of Wight (1965–1979)
Monument to Admiral of the Fleet Earl Mountbatten of Burma, Governor of the Isle of Wight (1965–1979)

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A stone tapering base surmounted by a bronze bust of Earl Mountbatten. Located in St James's Square in Newport on the Isle of Wight, the bust was unveiled by HRH The Prince of Wales on the 9th June 1982.
Title

Monument to Admiral of the Fleet Earl Mountbatten of Burma, Governor of the Isle of Wight (1965–1979)

Date

1982

Medium

stone & bronze

Accession number

PO30_BC_S003

Acquisition method

purchased by public subscription

Work type

Bust

Owner

Isle of Wight Council

Custodian

Isle of Wight Council

Work status

extant

Unveiling date

1982

Access

at all times

Inscription description

inscription on front face of plinth: IN HONOUR BOUND / RAISED BY THE PEOPLE OF / ISLE OF WIGHT / IN GRATEFUL AND / AFFECTIONATE MEMORY OF / ADMIRAL OF THE FLEET / EARL MOUNTBATTEN OF BURMA / GOVERNOR OF THE ISLAND / 1965-1979 / UNVEILED 9TH JUNE 1982 BY / HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCE OF WALES

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Located at

St James's Square, Newport

PO30 1UX

Located on the roadside, adjacent to the Queen Victoria Memorial.