Edward VII Coronation Memorial - Fakenham
To the consternation of one and all, when the King was struck down with appendicitis his Coronation - originally planned for June 1902 - had to be postponed.
In their reports of the local celebrations of Coronation Day, 9th August 1902, the local press commented that "it was decided, after some amount of opposition, to erect a permanent memorial, and, after many suggestions had been made, it was decided to erect in the Market Square an ornamental wrought-iron standard and lamp, with medallions of repousse work in copper, the supplying of which was placed in the hands of the well-known firm of Messrs. Barnard & Bishop, Norwich, and the total cost of which well exceeded £80."
The lamp that originally shone from its top was supplied with gas from Fakenham's own gasworks.
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For a fuller history of the monument, and its peregrinations over the following century, see...
fakenhamcommunityarchive.weebly.com/fakenhams-coronation-...
... and for more photos of town and its unusual gasworks museum....
Edward VII Coronation Memorial - Fakenham
To the consternation of one and all, when the King was struck down with appendicitis his Coronation - originally planned for June 1902 - had to be postponed.
In their reports of the local celebrations of Coronation Day, 9th August 1902, the local press commented that "it was decided, after some amount of opposition, to erect a permanent memorial, and, after many suggestions had been made, it was decided to erect in the Market Square an ornamental wrought-iron standard and lamp, with medallions of repousse work in copper, the supplying of which was placed in the hands of the well-known firm of Messrs. Barnard & Bishop, Norwich, and the total cost of which well exceeded £80."
The lamp that originally shone from its top was supplied with gas from Fakenham's own gasworks.
................
For a fuller history of the monument, and its peregrinations over the following century, see...
fakenhamcommunityarchive.weebly.com/fakenhams-coronation-...
... and for more photos of town and its unusual gasworks museum....