- Type of Memorial
- Garden
- WMR Reference Number
- 49880
- Description
- A COMMEMORATIVE GARDEN INCORPORATING A "CHAUTARA", A TRADITIONAL GURKHA RESTING PLACE, WITH A LOW STONE WALL. A CENTRAL STONE TABLET HAS AN ENGRAVED INSCRIPTION AND IS FLANKED BY TABLETS ENGRAVED WITH THE INSIGNIA OF TWELVE GURKHA REGIMENTS, WITH THE WORDS "IN MEMORY".
THERE IS AN INFORMATION BOARD ALONGSIDE THE CHAUTARA WITH ILLUSTRATIONS ACCOMPANYING THE TEXT.
- Inscription
- CENTRE TABLET: THIS CHAUTARA WAS ERECTED/ TO THE MEMORY OF/ SIR HORACE KADOORIE/ 1902 - 1995/ BENEFACTOR TO GURKHAS/ AND THEIR HOMELAND
OTHER TABLETS: IN MEMORY
INFORMATION BOARD:
GURKHA MEMORIAL - CHAUTARA/
RELAXING IN NEPAL/
A MOMENT'S REST CAN MAKE A LONG JOURNEY THAT MUCH EASIER. FOR WEARY/ TRAVELLERS IN NEPAL, THIS STONE STRUCTURE - A CHAUTARA - HAS OFFERED WELCOME/ RELIEF ALONG MAIN ROUTES OF FOOTHILLS FOR CENTURIES. THE STEPPED DESIGN ALLOWS / NEPALESE BASKETS (CALLED 'DHOKAS') TO BE LIFTED WITH EASE./
OFTEN A CHAUTARA IS BUILT IN MEMORY OF A LOVED ONE. OURS IS DEDICATED TO SIR/ HORACE KADOORIE (1902-1995) WHO SUPPORTED THE NATIVE KURKHA HOMELAND./ WE ARE VERY GRATEFUL TO HIS KADOORIE FOUNDATION AND THE GURKHA REGIMENTS/ WHOSE GENEROUS SUPPORT IN 1997 MADE OUR MEMORIAL POSSIBLE. OUR/ CHAUTARA DISPLAYS REGIMENTAL BADGES FROM 12 GURKHA REGIMENTS AROUND/ THE EDGE. TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT GURKHAS PLEASE VISIT THE/ GURKHA MUSEUM IN WINCHESTER./
TRADITIONALLY, CHAUTARAS FEATURE/ A BANYAN AND PAPUL TREE (SUB-/ TROPICAL FIG TREES) FOR THEIR/ RELIGIOUS SIGNIFICANCE. DUE TO/ OUR COLDER CLIMATE, WE GROW/ TWO ACER STERCULIACEUM/ IN THEIR PLACE.