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Location
At eastern end of Bonchurch Pond, Bonchurch, Isle of Wight Description A memorial grotto with fountain. It was commissioned in 1868 in memory of Captain Mark Huish by his wife Margaret. Captain Huish was involved in railway construction after a military career and built houses in Mitchell Avenue in nearby Ventnor. He also initiated the local geological collection. A small ceramic plaque has been placed in the grotto in memory of John Morelli, who "cared for Bonchurch". |
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Memorial
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Inscription
Within the grotto are the initials MH and the date 1868 This memorial grotto was commissioned in 1868 by Mrs Margaret Huish as a memorial to her late husband Captain Mark Huish who followed a military career by becoming a railway magnate before retiring to Bonchurch where, nearby in Mitchell Avenue, opposite the bowling green he built several houses. He also initiated the local geological collection. This memorial was refurbished by Ventnor Town Council in 1985
IN MEMORY OF
JOHN MORELLI 9-8-22 - 18-11-2000 HE CARED FOR BONCHURCH
Memorial
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