By Martin Booth, Friday Apr 30, 2021
It is an oft-quoted fact that Bristol has no statue of a woman other than Queen Victoria on College Green.
This is not strictly true – if you count a small sculpture of Victorian author Amelia Lodge in Henleaze.
Edwards was a novelist, journalist, campaigner, traveller and Egyptologist, with artist Emma Jean Kemp using books as stepping stones, referencing her life as her traveller and writer.
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The statue of Amelia Edwards was commissioned by Churchill Retirement Living for their new building, Amelia Lodge, which opened in Henleaze in 2016 – photo: Martin Booth