Sir John Clive Leighton Edwards - Milntown - Ramsey, Isle of Man - Citizen Memorials on Waymarking.com

This memorial can be found attached to the north facing external wall of Milntown, Sir John's former home on the western approaches to the town of Ramsey.

The memorial features a relief profile depiction of Sir John below which is the following text:
"SIR JOHN CLIVE LEIGHTON EDWARDS
BARONET
11 OCTOBER 1916 - 19 FEBRUARY 1999
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"IMPRESSED BY THE KINDNESS
OF THE MANX PEOPLE
IT IS MY DESIRE THAT MY ESTATE OF
MILNTOWN AND ITS GROUNDS
SHALL BE MAINTAINED AS
A PLACE OF HISTORIC INTEREST
FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC"

Sir John (known as Sir Clive) was the 2nd Baronet following his father also named John who became Baron of Treforis in 1921 a year before his death in 1922.

Sir Clive was lifelong motorsport enthusiast as can be seen from his obitary in Motor Sprot Magazine:
"It is with much sadness that I learned of the death of Sir Clive Edwards, Bt. He lived in the lOM with his great friend Bob Thomas and was 82. He was one of MOTOR SPORT's most avid readers, having ordered it to be sent to his prep school, and in recent years re-reading a copy a day for relaxation. His gardens were another interest and he used to sometimes send my wife rare plants.

He got his mother to take him to Shelsley Walsh at the age of 16, having before that been driving an old Rover up and down the mile-long drive of their Swansea residence. His appetite whetted, Sir Clive began his racing hobby with an R-type MG, before active service in the RASC intervened. As soon as the war had finished, he was competing with an HRG and will be well remembered for the second HRG he had a 1767cc Lea-Francis-engined 1100-type single-seater with twin rear wheels, with which he became the best type of amateur competitor."

More information on Sir Clive's association with Milntown can be found at the following link. (visit link)

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Website with more information on either the memorial or the person(s) it is dedicated to: [Web Link] Location: Milntown house on the outskirts of Ramsey

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