BARTON MANOR, ISLE OF WIGHT 



For many years the Queen and Prince Consort 

 resided constantly at Osborne House ; here their 

 children had the Swiss Cottage, where were 

 their gardens, their carpenter's bench, a forge, 

 and the rooms where the princesses learned 

 domestic economy, as well as their Natural 

 History Museum. The Queen constantly 

 attended the village church at Whippingham, 

 where, after her death, the members of her 

 family erected a memorial to her. In the 

 chapel there is also the beautiful tomb of Prince 

 Henry of Battenberg. Queen Victoria died at 

 Osborne. Her rooms are still kept sacred, but 

 Osborne House was given by King Edward as 

 a Coronation gift to the nation and has become 

 an ideal home for invalid naval and military 

 officers. Not far off, within the grounds, stand 

 the bungalows and other buildings of the Royal 

 Naval College and Barton Court House the 

 oldest building on the estate, now the only 

 royal residence of the King on the island. King 

 Edward completely restored the interior of the 

 building, and enlarged the garden and grounds. 



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