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Reading
Berkshire
South East England

Town Hall Square

Queen Victoria

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

George Simonds
1887

Description

Marble statue of Queen Victoria.

Inscription(s)

VICTORIA
D:G:
britanniar: reg:
indiæ imp:
fid: def:
mdccc
lxxx
vii

erected
to commemorate
the completion of
the fiftieth year of
her majesty's reign
jvne 20t 1887

arthvr hill mayor

Signature

GS 87

Sculptor

George Blackall Simonds (Reading 1843 - Bradfield 1929), British sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

The Trooper Potts Memorial Site, Public Works of Art in Reading Town Center.

Locatie (N 51°27'23" - W 0°58'12") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: gbse193; Photograph: 20 March 2019
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