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Title
Queen Victoria (1819–1901)
Date
1903
Medium
bronze & granite
Measurements
H 190 x W (?) x D 300 cm;
Plinth: H 100 x W 346 x D 346 cm
Accession number
NE1_SD_S023
Acquisition method
commissioned by Newcastle City Council
Work type
Statue
Owner
Newcastle City Council
Custodian
Newcastle City Council
Work status
extant
Listing status
Grade II* (England and Wales)
Unveiling date
24th April 1903
Listing date
30/03/87
Access
at all times
Inscription description
pedestal, front face: VICTORIA RI / 1837–1901 / THE THRONE IS ESTABLISHED BY RIGHTEOUSNESS; pedestal,south face: THINE IS THE KINGDOM O LORD AND / THOU ART EXALTED AS HEAD ABOVE ALL.; pedestal, north face: THINE O LORD IS THE GREATNESS / AND THE POWER AND THE GLORY / AND THE VICTORY AND THE MAJESTY.; pedestal, east face: ERECTED BY / SIR WILLIAM HASWELL STEPHENSON KNT DL / MAYOR / IN COMMEMORATION / OF THE 500TH ANNIVERSARY / OF THE SHRIEVALTY OF Newcastle upon Tyne / 1400–1900 / UNVEILED BY COUNTESS GREY / APRIL 24TH 1903
St Nicholas Square, Mosley Street, Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 1DF
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