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Mountbatten Centre athletics track. The Mountbatten Centre is a leisure centre in Portsmouth, England, which opened in 1979, and was extended with a pool under a waveform roof in 2009. [1] The "Mountbatten Centre" is located in Hilsea, an area in Portsmouth. The original design was by Ken Norrish the then city architect. [2]
Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma (born Prince Louis of Battenberg; [n 1] 25 June 1900 – 27 August 1979), commonly known as Lord Mountbatten, was a British statesman, Royal Navy officer and close relative of the British royal family. He was born in the United Kingdom to the prominent Battenberg ...
The new civic offices were designed by Harry Teggin and David Taylor in the International style, built in glass and steel, and were officially opened by Admiral of the Fleet Earl Mountbatten of Burma on 15 November 1976. [8] [9] Mountbatten also received the Freedom of the City of Portsmouth during his visit. [10] [11]
Edwina Cynthia Annette Mountbatten, Countess Mountbatten of Burma (née Ashley; 28 November 1901 – 21 February 1960), [2] was an English heiress, socialite, relief worker and the last vicereine of India as the wife of (the then) Rear Admiral The 1st Viscount Mountbatten of Burma.
Mountbatten Leisure Centre Portsmouth Northsea Swimming Club (PNSC) in Portsmouth , England , is the largest swimming club in South Hampshire . [ 1 ] In recent years, the club has been well known for producing Olympic swimmers including Katy Sexton , MBE , and Gemma Spofforth , as well as Paralympic swimmer and triathlete, Lauren Steadman , OBE .
Mount Batten from Plymouth Hoe. Mount Batten is a 24-metre (80-ft) tall outcrop of rock on a 600-metre (2000-ft) peninsula in Plymouth Sound, Devon, England, named after Sir William Batten [1] (c.1600-1667), MP and Surveyor of the Navy; it was previously known as How Stert.
The Crown season 3 shows Lord Mountbatten (or "Uncle Dickie") plan a coup to unseat Prime Minister Harold Wilson. Here's the true story behind the TV show.
It is home to one of Portsmouth's main sports and leisure facilities, the Mountbatten Centre and Trafalgar School. Among its small green belt to the north and west is Portsmouth rugby football club. Anchorage Park is a 1980s housing development which occupies the north-eastern portion of Hilsea.