Memorials & Monuments
on the Isle of Wight
- Cowes -
- Prince of Wales Wedding 1863 Memorial -

Location

At Northwood House, Cowes, Isle of Wight
 
Description

A statue and plaque commemorating the Prince of Wales' Wedding in 1863
Memorial

Cowes Prince of Wales Wedding 1863 memorial
 
Cowes Prince of Wales Wedding 1863 memorial
Inscription


THIS STATUE
ORIGINALLY GIVEN TO THE TOWNSFOLK OF COWES
BY GEORGE ROBERT STEPHENSON
TO MARK THE OCCASION OF THE MARRIAGE OF
THE PRINCE OF WALES IN 1863,
HAS BEEN REDISCOVERED, RESTORED & RE-ERECTED
BY THE EFFORTS OF LOCAL CHILDREN
AT LOVE LANE PRIMARY SCHOOL.
IT WAS UNVEILED ON MAY 3RD 1980
BY MR & MRS WILFRED WARD
WHOSE FAMILY PRESENTED NORTHWOOD HOUSE
TO THE TOWN IN 1929


 


 
 

 
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