Coronation Arches
The Coronation Arches were a series of four steel arches erected over The Mall, London, for the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953.[1]
The arches were designed by Eric Bedford.[2] The tubular steel arches were floodlit[3] and were adorned with metalwork crowns and golden cane fan-shaped designs.[4][5] Sources describe them as being 70 or 85 feet (21 or 26 m) in height.[4]
In a House of Commons debate on 3 December 1953, Minister of Works Sir David Eccles announced that he was considering the arches' fate, and that they may be used in the rebuilding of the Palm House, Kew Gardens at the Royal Botanic Gardens.[6] It was later decided that renovation was preferable to rebuilding, and this option was rejected.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Coronation Arches in the Mall". Civil Engineering and Public Works Review. 48. Lomax, Erskine & Company: 731. 1953.
- ^ Yau, Wilson. "Architectural news from the archive of the Periodicals Collection: May 2012". Royal Institute of British Architects. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
- ^ Yau, Wilson. "Last Tuesdays: A display fit for a queen". Royal Institute of British Architects. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
- ^ a b The Electrical Journal. 150: 710. 1953.
{{cite journal}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "The Queen's Coronation". Debrett's. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
- ^ "CORONATION ARCHES, THE MALL (USE)". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). 3 December 1953. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
- ^ "Dr George Taylor & the Bicentennial". Royal Botanic Gardens. Archived from the original on 8 March 2006. Retrieved 15 June 2013.