page_title: John Cobb (racing driver)
section_title: Personal life
hierarchical_section_title: John Cobb (racing driver) / Personal life
caption_attribution_description: English: Memorial to John Cobb. Near Glenurquhart, Scotland.
context_page_description: John Rhodes Cobb was an early to mid 20th Century English racing motorist. He was three times holder of the World Land Speed Record, in 1938, 1939 and 1947, set at Bonneville Speedway in Utah, US. He was awarded the Segrave Trophy in 1947. He was killed in 1952 whilst piloting a jet powered speedboat attempting to break the World Water Speed Record on Loch Ness water in Scotland.
context_section_description: John Cobb married Elizabeth Mitchell-Smith in 1947. Elizabeth died from Bright's Disease 14 months later.  In 1950 he married Margaret Glass (1917–2007).
  Cobb resided at 'Grove House' in Esher, an 18th century mansion, which was demolished in the late 20th century for building development. A public green in Esher (located at 51.37933 -0.36472) was named 'Cobb Green' in tribute to his achievements. In 2013 an archaeological excavation of meadowland at Arran Way at Esher's Lower Green uncovered the foundations of Grove House. In 2017 a Blue plaque was unveiled by Richard Noble to Cobb's memory at the newly re-built Cranmere Primary School which partially occupies the site of the former Grove House estate.
caption: The memorial to John Cobb
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