Miss Fisk's oak - Brighstone
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On New Road, Brighstone, Isle of Wight is an oak tree planted by Miss Elizabeth Fisk to commemorate the coronation of King George V and Queen Mary on June 22nd 1911.
The oak tree is surrounded by railings holding a plaque.
The plaque reads:
| THIS OAK TREE WAS PLANTED BY ELIZABETH FISK TO COMMEMORATE THE CORONATION OF KING GEORGE V AND QUEEN MARY ON 22ND JUNE 1911 |
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The Isle of Wight County Press of 24 June 1911, in its reports of village celebrations of the coronation around the island records under Brighstone.
| ... Parishioners and children then gathered round the triangular piece of ground opposite the site of the new churchyard, where a Coronation oak was planted by Miss Fisk. ... |
Miss Elizabeth Fisk was the daughter of James Robert Fisk of Rudcote Farm, Brightsone[1].
- ↑ 1911 census, James Robert Fisk, widower at Rudcote Farm, Elizabeth, living with him.
