Statues - Hither & Thither

 

Description

Bronze statue of Queen Victoria, wearing full regalia, crowned with the imperial crown and holding the orb and sceptre. It is a replica of the statue in Liverpool.
The statue stands on a rectangula Portland stone pedestal, with around it the text: victoria dei | gra. britanniarum | regina fid. def. | ind. imperatrix | ., and with reliefs of a sailing vessel and a steamship. The pedestal flanked by two seated allegorical figures: the 'Mistress of the Seas' with trident in one hand and a ship in the other, and the 'Dominion of the Land' one hand holding a little building representing power, and in the other a globe.
The statue was unveiled by the Prince and Princess of Wales, 12 May 1903.

Mistress of the Seas

Dominion of the Land

Steamship

Sailing vessel

Inscription(s)

Sculptor

• Henry Charles Fehr FRBS (Forest Hill, London, 1867 - London 1940), English sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

• Historic England, Queen Victoria Statue and Public Toilets.
• Wikipedia, List of statues of Queen Victoria.
• Hull Daily Mail, 17 February 2019, The fascinating stories behind some of Hull's most famous statues.
• Hull Daily Mail - Wednesday 6 May 1903 (British Newspaper Archive).
• Leeds Mercury - Wednesday 13 May 1903 (British Newspaper Archive).

Tags

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