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    Memorial

    Admiral of the Fleet Earl Mountbatten of Burma Statue

    Mountbatten 1

    Source: Copyright Orphan

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    Current Location

    Behind the Foreign Office, overlooking Horse Guards towards the Old Admiralty Building, Mountbatten Green, Horse Guards Road, Westminster, City Of Westminster, Greater London, SW1A 2AH, England

    OS Grid Reference

    TQ 29979 79957

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    © WMR-14133

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    Type of Memorial
    Sculptured / Cast figure
    WMR Reference Number
    14133
    Description
    Bronze statue showing Lord Mountbatten in uniform of an Admiral of the Fleet wearing Garter star and Order of Merit, holding binoculars in right hand. Note that the content of the 2 tablets is repeated on 2 identical tablets either side of the entrance gates to both Horse Guards Road and Horse Guards. Although not stated on the memorial his death was due to assassination by the IRA during the Northern Ireland troubles.
    Inscription
    North side of plinth: ADMIRAL OF THE FLEET/ THE EARL MOUNTBATTEN OF BURMA/ KG PC GCB OM GCSI/ GCIE GCVO DSO FRS/ 1900-1979 West side of plinth: CHIEF OF COMBINED OPERATIONS/ 1941-1943/ SUPREME ALLIED COMMANDER/ SOUTHEAST ASIA/ 1943-1946/LAST VICEROY OF INDIA/1947/GOVERNOR GENERAL OF INDIA/AFTER INDEPENDENCE/1947-1948/FIRST SEA LORD/1955-1959/CHIEF OF THE DEFENCE STAFF/1959-1965
    War
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Number Commemorated
    1
    Served
    1
    Information shown
    Rank, title, surname, honours, decorations, year of birth, year of death, additional
    War
    Northern Ireland Conflict; The Troubles (1969-1998)
    Number Commemorated
    1
    Died
    1
    Information shown
    Rank, title, surname, honours, decorations, year of birth, year of death, additional
    Maker(s)
    • Mr Franta Belsky, Sculptor

    • Meridian Bronze Foundry, Founder / Foundry

    • Sir Robert McAlpine and Sons Ltd, Builder

    • Mr Charles Pollard, Designer

    Costs
    £100,000
    Sponsor Type
    public
    Additional Cost/Sponsorship Information
    The funds were raised by public subscription and administered by the Defence Services Secretary, MoD, at Old Admiralty Building. Sculptor £29,000;Moulding, casting and materials £11,000; Site and construction work £60,000 ('The Times' 7 Aug. 1985 p.11)
    Maintenance History
    After 2001 the green was ringed with a security fence due to its proximity to Downing St, making it impossible to see statue up close.

    Ceremonies

    Unveiled

    2 November 1983

    HM QUEEN ELIZABETH II

    Dedicated

    2 November 1983

    Bishop of London

    Components

    Figure

    Height: 2700mm


    Made from: Bronze


    Condition: Good


    Plinth

    Made from: Stone


    Condition: Good


    Steps

    Made from: Stone - Portland


    Condition: Good


    Gates

    Made from: Wrought Iron


    Condition: Good


    Fence/ Railing

    Made from: Wrought Iron


    Condition: Good


    Tablets

    Made from: Stone - Portland


    Condition: Good


    Tablets

    Made from: Stone - Portland


    Condition: Good


    Report a Concern

    War Memorials Trust Reference Number
    109688

    To report a concern about the condition of this memorial, visit War Memorial Trust.

    Help update these details if the condition is wrongWar Memorials Register Logo
    • The Times 6 July 1981 p.3 col.g and p.13 col.f; 2 Dec.1982 p.14 col.c;12 July 1983 p.12 col.c; 16 July 1983 p.10 col.c;8 Sep. 1983 p.12 col.c; 3 Nov 1983,p.14 col.a and p.28 col.a; 5 Nov.1983 p.9 col.g; 8 Nov. 1983 p.15 col. g; 3 Aug. 1985 p.13 col.c; 7 Aug. 1985 The Times 19 November 1979 Pg 13; Issue 60478; Col f; The Times 22 November 1979 Pg 15; Issue 60481; Col c; The Times 28 November 1979 Pg 15; Issue 60486; Col d; The Times 29 November 1979 Pg 17; Issue 60487; Col g; The Times 6 July 1981 Pg 3; Issue 60972; Col g; The Times 6 July 1981 Pg 13; Issue 60972; Col F; The Times 2 December 1982 Pg 14; Issue 61404; Col c; The Times 12 July 1983 Pg 12; Issue 61582; Col c; The Times 16 July 1983 Pg 10; Issue 61586; Col c; The Times 8 September 1983 Pg 12; Issue 61632; Col c; The Times 3 November 1983 Pg 14; Issue 61680; Col a; The Times 3 November 1983 Pg 28; Issue 61680; Col a; The Times 5 November 1983 Pg 9; Issue 61682; Col g; The Times 8 November 1983 Pg 15; Issue 61684; Col g; The Times 3 August 1985 Pg 13; Issue 62207; Col c; The Times 7 August 1985 Pg 11; Issue 62210; Col e; The Times 5 November 1985 Pg 9; Issue 61682; Col g; The Times 8 November 1985 Pg 16; Issue 61684; Col g;
    • Henry Moore Institute 2001.94/D/5 http://tinyurl.com/2uycsee
    • Unveiling Programme/ Order of Service 2 Nov 1983
    • Our Blog http://ukniwm.wordpress.com/2011/02/21/mountbattens-statue-prompted-an-exchange-of-fire-between-naval-officers/
    • The Times Nov. 1979: 19th p.13 col.f;22nd p.15 col.c; 28th p.15 col.d; 29th p.17 col.g Suggestions for memorial
    • SZ/MMT Mountbatten Memorial Trust 1979-1993 (Zukerman Archive, University of East Anglia) Contains 15 files - ACCESS RESTRICTED SZ/MMT/1 Correspondence, 1979-1984, 1987-1993 SZ/MMT/2 Trust Deed, 1979 SZ/MMT/3 Trustees Meetings - Agenda, Minutes, Papers, 1979-1985, 1988-1992 SZ.MMT/4 Committee of Management - Agenda, Minutes, Papers, 1981-82 SZ/MMT/5 Appeal Committee - Minutes and Miscellaneous Papers, 1981 SZ/MMT/6 Appeal Brochure, 1981 SZ/MMT/7 Progress Reports on the Appeal, 1981-84 SZ/MMT/8 Reports, 1981, 1983, 1990 SZ/MMT/9 Accounts, 1980, 1981, 1984 SZ/MMT/10 Press-cuttings, 1980 SZ/MMT/11 Royal National College for the Blind, 1981-83 SZ/MMT/12 Southampton University Department of Electronics, 1982-85 SZ/MMT/13 BIME (University of Bath Institute of Medical Engineering), 1981-82 SZ/MMT/14 United World Colleges, 1980-83 SZ MMT/15 Statue, 1981-82
    • https://docslib.org/doc/10896599/the-unveiling-of-the-statue-admiral-of-the-fleet-the-earl-mountbatten-of-burma-foreign-office-green-her-majesty-the-queen