Edward VII Memorial Monument

EDWARD VII MEMORIAL MONUMENT, KINGS ROAD

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Overview

Heritage Category:
Listed building
List Entry Number:
1381644
Date first listed:
13-Oct-1952
Statutory Address:
EDWARD VII MEMORIAL MONUMENT, KINGS ROAD
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed building
List Entry Number:
1381644
Date first listed:
13-Oct-1952
Date of most recent amendment:
26-Aug-1999
Statutory Address 1:
EDWARD VII MEMORIAL MONUMENT, KINGS ROAD

Location

Statutory Address:
EDWARD VII MEMORIAL MONUMENT, KINGS ROAD

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

District:
The City of Brighton and Hove (Unitary Authority)
Parish:
Non Civil Parish
National Grid Reference:
TQ 29914 04171

Details

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

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