Edward VIII Royal Cypher

It's on Holly House, the former dole office, now a nursery, on Holly Hill




Two pics so you don't make the same mistake as I did. I went looking for it and looked high up on the wall. There's a big cartoon bear carrying balloons and I assumed the royal cypher must be under it. I was wrong. I was told by local historian Marie that it's still on full view but way down below the fence line. Just so there's no doubt here's a little video showing its exact location


This is not a pretty building and is significant only by virtue of having the Edward VIII Royal Cypher, being one of only a handful of such buildings around the Country and Commonwealth. It is not a Listed Building (of National significance). However, I am delighted to say that it is on the Council's Local List which is a list of buildings, parks and gardens within the Borough, regarded by the Council as having special local architectural and/or historic interest. They are considered to be of significance to the local community and to contribute to the cultural heritage of the Borough.


If Google brought you directly to this page, you might want to visit the page that introduces this. Click the link and trawl down to the bottom