Statue Of Queen Victoria

SU 6400 SW, 774-1/21/20

PORTSMOUTH, GUILDHALL SQUARE, Landport, Statue of Queen Victoria

25/09/72

II

Statue of Queen Victoria. 1903, repositioned 1972. By Alfred Drury. Granite. Bronze statue of aged Queen Victoria set on high 4-sided corniced plinth with moulded base. Bronze plaque main inscription reads 'Victoria Regina et imperatrix 1837 - 1901', bronze plaque at top of plinth represents the borough crest, further bronze plaque reads 'Erected by public subscription during the Majority of Sir William T Dupree and unveiled on July 8th 1903 by Lady Dupree'. Inscription on stone base reads 'These stones were laid 19th December 1972 to mark the building of the Civic Offices and Guildhall Square'. The statue and base was moved from nearby during the construction of Guildhall Square in 1972.

(Berridge D W: Monuments and Memorials in the City of Portsmouth: 1984-: 11).

Listing NGR: SU6402800165