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Title
Queen Victoria (1819–1901)
Date
1902
Medium
bronze & stone
Measurements
H 210 x W 320 x D 320 cm;
Plinth: H 210 x W 370 x D 370 cm
Accession number
NE30_SD_S014
Acquisition method
commissioned by public subscription
Work type
Statue
Owner
North Tyneside Council
Custodian
North Tyneside Council
Work status
extant
Listing status
Grade II (England and Wales)
Unveiling date
25th October 1902
Listing date
19/02/86
Access
at all times
Signature/marks description
base of statue, bottom right: TURNER / 1903 / FOUNDRY / A. PARLANTI
Inscription description
pedestal, ribbon around top: VICTORIA DEI GRATIA / BRITANNIA UMBREGINA / INDIA IMPERATRIX; pedestal, dada front: ERECTED BY PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION / TO THE MEMORY OF OUR LATE BELOVED QUEEN / VICTORIA / BY INHABITANTS OF THE / BOROUGH OF TYNEMOUTH / DURING THE MAYORALTY OF / ALDERMAN DAGLISH JP / 1901–02 AND UNVEILED VY THE MAYORESS OCTOBER 25TH 1902 / A BENEFICIENT WISE AND GLORIOUS REIGN / ANNO DOMINI 1837 TO 1901; throne, rear: HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE