Romsey Abbey - Resting Place of Lord Louis, Earl Mountbatten of Burma

Statue of Lord Palmerston in the Market Place

One of the many knitted Bollards

 Romsey is a small market town in Hampshire, very near to the Broadlands estate (Sadly that was closed, it only opens  one week a year) so when we drove past the gates were all we saw!

Romsey was hosting a musical / street theatre event during our visit, and when arriving (something the 'what's on' didnt come up with, hence the nightmare that was parking!

Called 'The Beggar's Fair' it was an ecclectic and at times eccentric mix!

Romsey Abbey is the final resting olace of Lord Louis, the Earl Mountbatten of Burma. 

Unusually his coffins rests in a North-South Position, so he faced, at his request the sea (as his wife Edwina was buried at sea)

It's a simple gravestone in the St Nicholas Chapel

As well as the musical event, there was a Quilting display on throughout the Abbey, and some amazing examples of work.

As I walked around a choir was performing and it made the visit even more special to hear voices singing out 

Towards the high altar, to the side, is the Mountbatten Pew. 

Wooden carvings depict Lord Louis and Lady Edwina, and also two inscribed dedications. Firstly to the Earl, and also the young daughter of the current Earl and Countess (Penny and Norton). Their daughter Leonora died in the mid 1990's

Romsey was a lovely place to visit, made that more special with all the entertainment.

Photographs Copyright Paul Ratcliffe

Lovely Romsey Abbey.
The tomb of Lord Mountbatten is in the St Nicholas Chapel. His coffin placed so he was laid to rest facing the direction that his wife Edwina was laid to rest at sea. pic.twitter.com/GDUIc2E0r7

— 📸 Paul Ratcliffe 📸 (@RoyaltybyPaul) July 8, 2023

 

A lovely choir singing in Romsey Abbey today. pic.twitter.com/a7e42hMuVh

— 📸 Paul Ratcliffe 📸 (@RoyaltybyPaul) July 8, 2023