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Oxford Inscriptions: Botnar Research Institute

Botnar 1

Botnar plaque

This foundation stone was laid by
Mrs Camilla Parker Bowles
to commemorate the official opening
of the Botnar Research Centre
22 October 2003

This stone is near the door of the Botnar Research Centre, which is situated at the north end of the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre site.

Oxford Mail, 1 September 1999:
“New era for famous hospital”

Oxford Mail, 25 October 2003:
“Camilla opens centre”

Planning application 00/01445/NF

Mrs Parker Bowles was later the Duchess of Cornwall and is now Queen Camilla.

Botnar 2

Botnar stone

 

BRC
Foundation Stone
Phase 2

Laid by
HRH The Duchess of Cornwall
3rd July 2007

This stone is in the flowerbed outside the Botnar Reearch Centre (BRC) and was also laid by the present Queen (after she had married Prince Charles in 2005):

Oxford Mail, 3 July 2007:
“Duchess tours new hospital block”

Camilla, now married to Prince Charles and Duchess of Cornwall, returned nearly seven years later on 9 May 2014 to open the new £12m building:

Oxford Mail, 10 May 2014:
“The smiling Duchess shows surgical spirit”

Planning application for the building 10/01709/FUL

 

Botnar 3

On 26 January 2022 the Duchess of Cornwall returned to open the third phase of the Botnar Research Institute (the Marcela Botnar Wing) and planted a Sorbus (rowan) tree outside for the Queen's Green Canopy Year:

© Stephanie Jenkins