The statue, by Newbury A. Trent, located on Kings Road on Hove seafront and locally known as 'The Angel' or the 'peace statue' is a memorial to Edward VII, it marks the boundary between Brighton and Hove and was erected in 1912, two years after the King's death.
 
Pedestrians on the Kings Road will be familiar with the side view of the bronze winged female figure carrying an olive branch and standing on a globe. The 'angel' is standing on a sandstone pedestal. On each side of the plinth is a bronze plaque which depict a relief portrait of Edward VII, the arms of Hove, the arms of Brighton and an inscripiton which reads:  'IN THE YEAR 1912 THE INHABITANTS OF BRIGHTON AND HOVE PROVIDED A HOME FOR THE QUEEN'S NURSES AND ERECTED THIS MONUMENT IN MEMORY OF EDWARD VII AS A TESTIMONY OF THEIR ENDURING LOYALTY'.  
 
The Artist: Henry Miller
Henry Miller trained at St Martins School of Art and Design, and Bolt School of Lithography in Fleet Street.  Most of his career was spent working as a  commercial artist and after 35 years of running his own studio he retired to Sussex in 1986 where he continued to produce delicate watercolours of the county. He has exhibited widely, including at the Royal Institute of Painters and in Water Colour at the Mall Galleries in London.  His watercolours are very popular and modern giclée prints of his work sell very well.