Artist: George E. Wade
Year: 1902
Location: Station Square Roundabout, Reading Station, Reading
Type: Statue
Material: Bronze and granite
Accessibility: Fully accessible by foot, but no access to the centre of the roundabout where this statue is situated. Public parking and transport nearby
Description: The large bronze statue stands tall in the centre of Station Square Roundabout, greeting those who enter and travel through reading. King Edward VII is depicted in his coronation robes with the sceptre in his right hand, and the orb in his left. The highly detailed statue sits on a polished granite plinth that has corner scroll balusters, and re-entrant cornice. Wade was a specialist in sculpting royalty and politicians.
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