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Title
Edward VII (1841–1910)
Date
1913
Medium
bronze & local stone
Measurements
H 300 x W 1000 x D 400 cm (E)
Accession number
NN1_RS_S029
Acquisition method
funded through public subscription
Work type
Monument
Owner
Northampton Borough Council
Custodian
Northampton Borough Council
Work status
extant
Unveiling date
September 1913
Access
at all times
Inscription description
centre: Edward VII / 1901 1910; left Incised panel: THOUGHTFUL FOR THE CARE AND CURE OF / THE SICK HE FOUNDED THE KING EDWARD / HOSPITAL FUND AND LEFT TO THE WORLD / A NOBLE EXAMPLE OF WISE PHILANTHROPY; right incised panel: A WISE AND MAGNANIMOUS PRINCE A / LOVER OF PEACE AND AN EARNEST WORKER / FOR THE WELFARE OF HIS PEOPLE HE WAS DE- / VOTED TO DUTY EVEN IN THE HOUR OF HIS DEATH; side left panel: THIS MEMORIAL TO KING EDWARD VII / WAS RAISED BY CITIZENS OF / NORTHAMPTON. ANNO DOMINI 1913 / w m HARVEY REEVES MAYOR / SIR HENRY RANDALL. HON TREASURER / HERBERT HANKINSON HON. SECRETARY.