sentences:  The original statues of King Edward I and King Edward III were set in one of the deep niches on the western side that have tent-like canopies.The original statues were taken from Bristol's Lawfords' Gate that was demolished around the time of construction of the arch.Those on the east-side are 13th-century figures from Bristol's Newgate representing Robert, the builder of Bristol Castle, and Geoffrey de Montbray, bishop of Coutances, builder of the fortified walls of Bristol.