Images Dated 2015 December

Picture by Roger Bamber: 28 March 2005: Peace in The World

Picture by Roger Bamber: 28 March 2005: Peace in The World .... The Peace Statue on the seafront border obetween Brighton and Hove seems to offer an Olive Branch to the Setting Sun during the Bank Holiday Easter holiday.
The Peace Statue stands on the border between Brighton and Hove and on the seafront leading into the Hove lawns. It is a 30ft winged angel of peace, standing on a globe representing the universe. In her right hand the angel holds an olive branch towards the sky and in her left, an orb, emblem of eternity. The pedestal that the statue is build upon shows a relief portrait of Kind Edward VII on its front panel, with the coat of Arms of both Brighton and Hove on its side panels. The sculptor was Newbury Trent and the statue was built as a memorial to King Edward VII, A”The PeacemakerA•, who during his last few years visited Brighton and Hove several times to recover from ill health. He died in 1910 and the memorial, which cost £1000 to build, was unveiled on 12th October, 1912. It is a Grade II listed sculpture.

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Picture by Roger Bamber: 1 September 2007 : Prospect Cottage, the former home of the late artist

Picture by Roger Bamber: 1 September 2007 : Prospect Cottage, the former home of the late artist and film director Derek Jarman at Dungeness, on Romnet Marsh, Kent. The house and its dry shingle gardenis still cared for by his friends. Picture shows a hand carved poem on the side of the wooden house.

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Picture by Roger Bamber: 28 March 2005: Peace in The World

Picture by Roger Bamber: 28 March 2005: Peace in The World .... The Peace Statue on the seafront border obetween Brighton and Hove seems to offer an Olive Branch to the Setting Sun during the Bank Holiday Easter holiday.
The Peace Statue stands on the border between Brighton and Hove and on the seafront leading into the Hove lawns. It is a 30ft winged angel of peace, standing on a globe representing the universe. In her right hand the angel holds an olive branch towards the sky and in her left, an orb, emblem of eternity. The pedestal that the statue is build upon shows a relief portrait of Kind Edward VII on its front panel, with the coat of Arms of both Brighton and Hove on its side panels. The sculptor was Newbury Trent and the statue was built as a memorial to King Edward VII, A”The PeacemakerA•, who during his last few years visited Brighton and Hove several times to recover from ill health. He died in 1910 and the memorial, which cost £1000 to build, was unveiled on 12th October, 1912. It is a Grade II listed sculpture.

© Roger Bamber / TopFoto