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Queen Victoria

London 1819 - Osborne House 1901
Queen of Great-Britain, 1837-1901
(Wikipedia)

Frederick W. Pomeroy
Hollinshead & Burton
1903

Description

Statue of Queen Victoria crowned, with orb and sceptre. On the pedestal are the royal coat of arms, those of Cheshire en Chester, and Victoria's emblem.
It was unveiled on 17 October 1903 by Earl Egerton of Tatton, Lord Lieutenant of Cheshire.

Chester - Queen Victoria
The Royal coat of arms.
The coat of arms of the County of Cheshire (facing the county).
The monogram of Victoria with the allegorical emblems - the Irish shamrock and Scottish thistle intertwined and the English rose supporting the crown.
The coat of arms of Chester (facing the city).

Inscription(s)

Around the pedestal (partly unreadable because of weathering, text added from the Cheshire Observer article)

VICTORIA DEI GRATIA
MAG BRITT ET HIBERN
REG FIDEI [DEFENSOR]
[INDIA IMP] 1837-1901

this statue was erected in honour of
a good and beloved queen
and in grafeful remembrance of her long and glorious reign
by her majesty's loyal subjects
in the county and city of chester
a.d. 1903

Signature

F.W. POMEROY sculptor 1903

Sculptor

Frederick William Pomeroy (London 1856 - 1924), British sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Wikipedia, List of statues of Queen Victoria.
Cheshire Observer, 17 October 1903 (British Newspaper Archive).

Locatie (N 53°11'9" - W 2°53'32") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: gbnw146; Photograph: 25 June 2023
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