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Title
Memorial to Queen Alexandra (1844–1925)
Date
1932
Medium
bronze & red Aberdeen granite
Measurements
H 575 x W 540 x D 180 cm
Accession number
SW1_MRF_S017
Acquisition method
commissioned by George V
Work type
Monument
Owner
Westminster City Council
Custodian
Westminster City Council
Work status
extant
Listing status
Grade I (England and Wales)
Unveiling date
8th June 1932
Listing date
05/02/70
Access
at all times
Signature/marks description
at the side of the bronze base of the screen: A.B. BURTON. FOUNDER
Inscription description
on the bronze base beneath the group, in Gothic letters: QUEEN ALEXANDRA / 1844 A TRIBUTE OF THE EMPIRE’S LOVE 1925; on the granite base in inlaid Gothic bronze letters: FAITH, HOPE, LOVE / THE GUIDING VIRTUES OF QUEEN ALEXANDRA