Royal Diamond Jubilee Memorials, Stonesfield, Oxon
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Royal Diamond Jubilee Memorials, Stonesfield, Oxon
Image: © P L Chadwick Taken: 30 May 2020
The bottom memorial is inscribed:- "In commemoration of the 60th year of the reign of Queen Victoria. These waterworks erected by public subscription were opened by Consuela Duchess of Marlborough (1877-1964) on the 15th of June 1897". The waterworks cost £200, which was a lot of money at the time. The memorial misspells the name of the Duchess, which was actually Consuelo. She was the daughter of William Kissam Vanderbilt, a New York railway millionaire, and his wife Alva Erskine Smith. It is a pity that the engraved inscription, which was infilled with black paint or similar (much of which has worn off) has not been touched up. The upper memorial's inscription reads:- "Commemorating her Diamond Jubilee Queen Elizabeth II 1952-2012". Image
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Image Location
Latitude
51.853372
Longitude
-1.432415