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Queen Victoria

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

Albert Toft
1902

Description

Statue of Queen Victoria.

Inscription(s)

VICTORIA
QUEEN EMPRESS
1837-1901

she wrought her people
lasting good

erected
by people of
LEAMINGTON
october 17th, 1902
WILLIAM DAVIS mayor

(quotation taken from Tennyson)

A German bomb moved this statue
one inch on its plinth
on the 14th November 1940

Sculptor

Albert Toft (Handsworth, Birmingham 1862 - Worthing, Sussex 1949), English sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Heritage Explorer, Statue of Queen Victoria , Royal Leamington Spa, Warwickshire.
Images of England, No. 481802.
Wikipedia, List of statues of Queen Victoria.

Locatie (N 52°17'20" - W 1°32'6") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: gbwm089; Photograph: 25 June 2014
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