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Title
Queen Victoria (1819–1901)
Date
1901–1907
Medium
bronze & yellow sandstone
Measurements
H 230 x W (?) x D (?) cm;
Plinth: H 302 x W 218 x D 218 cm
Accession number
EH6_GB_S001
Work type
Statue
Owner
City of Edinburgh Council
Custodian
City of Edinburgh Council
Work status
extant
Listing status
B (Scotland)
Unveiling date
12th October 1907
Listing date
29/03/95
Access
at all times
Signature/marks description
J S Rhind, 1912
Inscription description
on shield on front face: VICTORIA / QUEEN / 1837–1901 / EMPRESS OF INDIA / 1877–1901 / ERECTED / 1907; on east (right) side: QUEEN VICTORIA / ENTERING LEITH SEPT. 3, 1842.; on west side: 5TH. VOLUNTEER BATTALION. “THE ROYAL SCOTS”. / SOUTH AFRICA 1900-02. / A MEMORIAL TO PATRIOTISM AND LOYALTY; east panel, arranged in an arc across the rays of the sun: SOUTH AFRICA