Edward VII Memorial in Parade Gardens is a Grade II listed building in the Bath and North East Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 October 1995. Memorial.
Edward VII Memorial in Parade Gardens
- WRENN ID
- tilted-footing-dawn
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Constituency
- Bath MP: Wera Hobhouse (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 18 October 1995
- Type
- Memorial
- Address
- Edward VII Memorial in Parade Gardens, Orange Grove
- OS grid reference
- ST 752 648
- Coordinates
- 51.38176, -2.35737
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Edward VII Memorial in Parade Gardens is a memorial built around 1911 and moved to its current location around 1933. Designed by sculptor N.A. Irent, it is made of Portland stone and bronze. The memorial features a stone obelisk with a square base and plinth, which steps up to a tapered shaft. The plinth has a bronze plaque with an inscription, while the shaft displays a bronze relief of Edward VII's head surrounded by a laurel wreath. At the top of the monument is a bronze figure of "Victory" with wings.
Originally, this memorial was located on George Street, aligned with Milsom Street, following the king's death in 1910. It was relocated as part of the completed Parade Gardens scheme around 1933. Known as 'the Peacemaker', the statue honors Edward VII's skills as a diplomat and his role in establishing the Entente Cordiale with France.
Local climate
Edward VII Memorial in Parade Gardens receives an average of 860 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 60% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 64% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 52% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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