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Terrace Road 55-57 (with Bath Street and Portland Street)
(The Coliseum)

King Edward VII

London 1841 - London 1910
King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India, 1901-1910
(Wikipedia)

1904

Description

Three identical terracotta statues of King Edward VII in the top façades of the Coliseum on Terrace Road, Bath Street and Portland Street respectively. Edward VII is depicted in uniform and robes.

Terrace Road 55-57

Bath Street

Portland Street

Annotation

The Coliseum was built for David Phillips in 1904 as an entertainments hall with a ground floor arcade, offices and stables. In 1976 it became the Coliseum Cinema. In the building is now the Ceredigion Museum and a pharmacy.

Sources & Information

Public Monuments and Sculpture Association, National Recording Project Database.
University College for the Creative Arts, VADS (Visual Arts Data Service).

Locatie (N 52°24'58" - W 4°5'2") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: gbwa084; Photograph: 27 July 2012
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