Sir Vere Hobart plaque (Chillerton)
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On the back wall of the bus shelter opposite Chillerton and Rookley School, in Chillerton, Isle of Wight is a plaque to Sir Claude Vere Cavendish Hobart, Bt. D.S.O., O.B.E, J.P., D.L.. The plaque reads:
| THIS PLAQUE IS ERECTED AS A TRIBUTE TO THE MEMORY OF Lt Col Sir VERE HOBART, Bt. D.S.O., O.B.E, J.P., D.L. WHOSE UNSWERVING INTEREST AND EXAMPLE CONTRIBUTED SO MUCH TO THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE HIGHWAYS OF THIS ISLAND AND TO THE SAFETY OF THOSE WHO TRAVEL THEREON. "Sat cito si sat tuto." ["Quick enough if safe enough"] MCMLI [1951] |
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This origin of the plaque is, unfortunately, currently unclear !
