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Queen's Road
(Victoria Rooms)

King Edward VII

London 1841 - London 1910
King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India, 1901-1910
(Wikipedia)

Henry Poole
Singer / Morris Singer / William Morris (London)
1913

Description

In front of the Victoria Rooms is a large fountain, forming the centrepiece of a collection of sculptures, the statue of King Edward VII looking over the fountain, and in front of the Victoria Rooms two bronze lions and on the pediment above, a fine Grecian relief sculpture.

The statue shows Edward VII in his coronation robe. On the front of the pedestal is the royal coat of arms, on the back the arms or the city of Bristol.

It is unveiled 5 July 1913 by the Lord Mayor of Bristol with King George V.

Sculptor

Henry Poole (1873-1928), British sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Wikipedia, List of public art in Bristol.
Historic England, Database.
Bob Speel, The Victoria Rooms Fountain, Bristol, sculpture by P. F. Poole.
Western Daily Press, Friday 30 August 1912 (British Newspaper Archive).
Leeds Mercury, Saturday 5 July 1913 (idem).

Locatie (N 51°27'29" - W 2°36'33") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: gbsw030; Photograph: 21 March 2019
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