Coronation Arches

The Coronation Arches were a group of four steel arches erected over The Mall, London, for the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II.[1]

Design

The arches were designed by Eric Bedford.[2] The 70-foot (21 m) (other sources suggest a height of 85 feet (26 m)[3]) tubular steel arches were floodlit[4] and were adorned with metalwork crowns and golden cane fan-shaped designs.[3][5]

Deconstruction

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 at the Royal Botanic Gardens.[6] It was later decided that renovation was preferable to rebuilding, and this option was rejected.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Coronation Arches in the Mall". Civil Engineering and Public Works Review. Lomax, Erskine & Company. 48: 731. 1953.
  2. ↑ Yau, Wilson. "Architectural news from the archive of the Periodicals Collection: May 2012". Royal Institute of British Architects. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
  3. 1 2 The Electrical Journal. 150: 710. 1953. Missing or empty |title= (help);
  4. ↑ Yau, Wilson. "Last Tuesdays: A display fit for a queen". Royal Institute of British Architects. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
  5. ↑ "The Queen's Coronation". Debrett's. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
  6. ↑ "CORONATION ARCHES, THE MALL (USE)". Hansard. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
  7. ↑ "Dr George Taylor & the Bicentennial". Royal Botanic Gardens. Retrieved 15 June 2013.

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