Statue of Edward VII

The statue commemorates the Coronation of King Edward VII, which took place on 9 August 1902. Edward VII acceded to the throne following the death of his mother, Queen Victoria on 22 January 1901. In March 1902 the Member of Parliament for Bootle, Colonel Thomas Myles Sandys offered to give a statue of the king to the borough. This would be a copy of statues made for other locations by George Wade, who was a personal friend. The borough council accepted the offer, but a long negotiation took place on its location. It was finally agreed to place it in King's Gardens, on land that had been donated to the council by Lord Derby also to commemorate the coronation. The statue was made in the…

The statue consists of a bronze figure standing on a granite pedestal. The figure is about 2.5 m high and the pedestal is about 2.4 m in height. The figure depicts Edward VII in the uniform of a field marshal, also wearing a cloak and with a crown on his head. In his left hand he is holding the orb, and cradled in his right arm is the sceptre. The pedestal stands on four octagonal steps. It is square with four angular fluted pilasters. On each side are inscribed panels; the inscriptions are weathered and illegible. Above the panels is a cornice with egg and dart moulding.