statue

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.

Not Amused

Quadrophenia Redux

We came upon Quadrophenia Alley again, this time from the next street over and discovered there was more to it than we had first seen.

Chichester Cathedral

We took a train trip to Chichester and visited the cathedral. Postcard-style photographs follow:

Edward VII Monument

The Priory

“Lewes Priory was founded by William de Warenne and his wife Gundrada between 1078 and 1082 on the site of a Saxon church dedicated, like the Priory, to St Pancras….” [more]

High Street Memorial

Floaters

We visited Charleston in Lewes to see the Vanessa Bell exhibit. It was bookended by the Quentin Bell sculpture above and the Koak exhibit, below.

“The Dreamer (2025) presents a woman in suspension – self-contained, serene, and held in a peaceful dream state. Her body is sculpted in concrete, a material often associated with foundations and stability, yet here taking on a surprising tenderness and warmth. The figure reimagines Quentin Bell’s sculptural series of levitating women, and Louise Bourgeois’s arched figures, as an embodiment of powerful vulnerability and radical dreaming.”
– Ella Slater, from the brochure accompanying Koak, The Window Set.