HC Deb 29 March 1912 vol 36 c843W
Mr. NOEL BUXTON

asked the hon. Member for St. George's-in-the-East, as representing the First Commissioner of Works, what is the total height of the memorial proposed by the King Edward VII. Memorial Committee; and what is the approximate height of the trees immediately adjacent to the site of the memorial?

Mr. WEDGWOOD BENN

The height of the memorial will be 43 feet. The trees immediately adjacent to the site are 60 feet in height. The trees in the newly-planted avenue are 20 feet in height.