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Peace statue

The Peace Statue

Photo by Tony Mould

A memorial to Edward VII

The peace statue, some 30 ft tall, depicts an angel of peace, holding an orb and an olive branch. It is in fact a memorial to Edward VII, 'The Peacemaker', who convalesced several times in Brighton and restored some of the town's fashionable reputation.

It was designed by Newbury Trent and bears the arms of both Brighton and Hove boroughs. The statue was unveiled by the Duke of Norfolk in October 1912, on the same day as a new home for the Queen's Nurses was opened.

For a year before the erection of the statue proper, a wooden model of it stood in its place. The site of the statue itself is actually in Brighton, but the responsibility of maintaining it is Hove's.

This page was added on 22/03/2006.

Comments:

Thank you very much for this great web page - it helped me loads with my geography homework!

By Hana Teraie-Wood (21/09/2003)

As a boy growing up in Brighton in the 1950s, I was given to believe that the Peace Statue was sometimes referred to by Brightonians as the Boundary Statue as it sits on the boundary of Brighton and Hove. (Oops, sorry, Brighton and Hove are now one city!) I would welcome any comments on this as my curiousity has been awakened.

By John Wignall (29/03/2007)

Thank you. I now know lots about the peace statue for my school project.

By Alexa Coker (19/06/2008)