King Edward VII coronation memorial lamp |
MARKET PLACE
The memorial lamp seen in its original condition at the unveiling on Saturday 9th August 1902 and during the reign of Edward VII, 1902 - 1910.
The memorial lamp seen in its original condition at the unveiling on Saturday 9th August 1902 and during the reign of Edward VII, 1902 - 1910.
Following the King's death in 1910 the crown was removed from the lamp. The structure remained in the Market Place complete with its original
gas-lamp until the end of WW1, when the war memorial was constructed in its place..
gas-lamp until the end of WW1, when the war memorial was constructed in its place..
OAK STREET 1 - Following its removal from the market place, a new home was found for the memorial at the entrance to Oak Street adjacent to the newly constructed underground public conveniences. Here It remained for the best part of 50 years.
OAK STREET 2 - The introduction of a one way system around the cinema in the early 1970s forced the memorial to be moved a second time. After resting on its side in Queens Road Cemetery for many months, the memorial was found a new home, next to the newly-built library in Oak Street, situated on land formally occupied by the Oaks, a beautiful town house once home to Dr. George Arthur and before him Dr. Edward Watson Palin.
MARKET PLACE AGAIN - Finally (after restoration at the turn of the millennium) the Grade II structure was deservedly returned to prominence in the Market Place where today it stands as a reminder of our local history.
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