Description

BRIGHTON

TQ2904SE KING'S ROAD
577-1/37/358 (South side)
13/10/52 Edward VII Memorial Monument
(Formerly Listed as:
KING'S ROAD
King Edward VII Peace Memorial
Statue)

GV II

Monument. 1912. The statue by Newbury A Trent. Sandstone
pedestal with plaques, railings and figure of bronze. The
monument straddles the boundary between Brighton and Hove.
Elaborately moulded pedestal, square in plan and standing on 3
steps; each side carries a bronze plaque: to the north a
relief portrait of Edward VII, east: the arms of Hove; south:
an inscription 'IN THE YEAR 1912 THE INHABITANTS OF BRIGHTON
AND HOVE PROVIDED A HOME FOR THE QUEEN'S NURSES AND ERECTED
THIS MONUMENT IN MEMORY OF EDWARD VII AS A TESTIMONY OF THEIR
ENDURING LOYALTY'; east: arms of Brighton; each plaque is
under a segmental cornice. The pedestal carries a winged
female figure carrying an olive branch and standing on a
globe. A low rail surrounds the monument: short battered piers
with bronze railings between.

Listing NGR: TQ2991404171

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Edward VII Memorial Monument at Wikipedia
• Wikidata Q26661748

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Recommended Books

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  Cork: City and County (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair
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  Sussex: East with Brighton and Hove (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Yorkshire West Riding: Sheffield and the South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Cornwall (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides): Written by Charles O'Brien, 2014 Edition, Publisher: Yale University Press [Hardcover]