Victoria Monument, City Hall, Donegall Square, Belfast, County Antrim, BT1 5GS

Centrally placed in the front lawn of the City Hall 1903 as the most significant of the memorial statues erected shortly after the construction of the building itself, this is a Carrara marble statue of Queen Victoria standing holding an orb and sceptre, sculpted by Thomas Brock commemorating her diamond jubilee. Set on a plinth of three steps is a two-stage moulded base which carries the marble podium on which the robed figure of the Queen stands. On either side of her podium sit bronze figures of a mob-capped girl holding a spindle, a boy reading a scroll, and a shipwright in apron and hobnail boots clutching a model steamship, representing the linen and shipbuilding industries and education. A bronze shield and swags is set in front of the inscribed podium. Approximately six metres high. Setting Set in the grounds of Belfast City Hall (HB26/50/001A) amongst a number of memorials in the grounds (HB26/50/001B-001H) and HB26/50/001J), on grass lawns. Many of the buildings around Donegall Square are also similar in date, contributing to the context of this structure. Plinth: Portland limestone Sculptures: marble and bronze