Ed VII

Edward VII Memorial, Hove

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.

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