Memorials & Monuments
on the Isle of Wight
- East Cowes : Osborne House -
- Royal Naval College -

Location

At entrance to Osborne House, East Cowes, Isle of Wight
 
Description

Plaque marking the site of the Royal Naval College, which was located at Osborne House from 1903 - 1921.
 
Plaque unveiled by Countess Mountbatten of Burma, 14th August 1985
Memorial


 
East Cowes : Osborne Naval College
 
Inscription


HERE STOOD
THE ROYAL NAVAL COLLEGE OSBORNE
WHERE SOME 4000 CADETS
BEGAN THEIR CAREERS IN THE ROYAL NAVY
1903 - 1921

"FEAR GOD HONOUR THE KING"

Erected by surviving former
cadets with the support of
The Department of the Environment
1985



THIS PLAQUE WAS UNVEILED
BY
THE COUNTESS MOUNTBATTEN
14TH AUGUST 1985


 



 
 

 
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