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==Death== | ==Death== | ||
Nripendra died at the English coastal resort of [[Bexhill-on-Sea]] in September 1911. His funeral took place in Bexhill on 21 September 1911. The Maharajah had come to Bexhill to convalesce after leaving [[Moor Hall]], [[Ninfield]]. One of his daughters had recently drowned. | Nripendra died at the English coastal resort of [[Bexhill-on-Sea]] in September 1911. His funeral took place in Bexhill on 21 September 1911. The Maharajah had come to Bexhill to convalesce after leaving [[Moor Hall]], [[Ninfield]]. One of his daughters had recently drowned. | ||
A memorial drinking fountain dedicated to Nripendra was opened by his second son, Maharaja Kumar Jitendra on 18 September 1913 (jitendra has just succeeded to the throne of Cooch Behar after the death of his older brother Rajendra). The fountain originally stood to the side of the Coastguards Cottages on the present site of the De La Warr Pavilion. When the cottages were demolished in 1934 to make way for the Pavilion, the fountain was re-erected in Egerton Park. It stood near to the park entrance next to the Bexhill Museum until 1963, when it was removed for restoration. It was stored in Bexhill Cemetery for a while but then subsequently disappeared. Its current whereabouts is unknown.<ref> | A memorial drinking fountain dedicated to Nripendra was opened by his second son, Maharaja Kumar Jitendra on 18 September 1913 (jitendra has just succeeded to the throne of Cooch Behar after the death of his older brother Rajendra). The fountain originally stood to the side of the Coastguards Cottages on the present site of the De La Warr Pavilion. When the cottages were demolished in 1934 to make way for the Pavilion, the fountain was re-erected in Egerton Park. It stood near to the park entrance next to the Bexhill Museum until 1963, when it was removed for restoration. It was stored in Bexhill Cemetery for a while but then subsequently disappeared. Its current whereabouts is unknown.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://publicsculpturesofsussex.co.uk/object?id=156 |title=Archived copy |website=publicsculpturesofsussex.co.uk |access-date=6 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210420010609/https://publicsculpturesofsussex.co.uk/object?id=156 |archive-date=20 April 2021 |url-status=dead}}</ref> | ||
Bexhill-on-Sea's historical society has produced a booklet "Bexhill's maharajah" summarising Nripendra's connections with Bexhill. | Bexhill-on-Sea's historical society has produced a booklet "Bexhill's maharajah" summarising Nripendra's connections with Bexhill. | ||
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[[Category:Companions of the Order of the Bath]] | [[Category:Companions of the Order of the Bath]] | ||
[[Category:Founders of Indian schools and colleges]] | [[Category:Founders of Indian schools and colleges]] | ||
[[Category:Hindu monarchs]] | [[Category:Hindu monarchs]] | ||
[[Category:Knights Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire]] | [[Category:Knights Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire]] | ||