Statue of Queen Victoria
STATUE OF QUEEN VICTORIA, GUILDHALL SQUARE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1104315
- Date first listed:
- 25-Sept-1972
- List Entry Name:
- Statue of Queen Victoria
- Statutory Address:
- STATUE OF QUEEN VICTORIA, GUILDHALL SQUARE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1104315
- Date first listed:
- 25-Sept-1972
- List Entry Name:
- Statue of Queen Victoria
- Statutory Address 1:
- STATUE OF QUEEN VICTORIA, GUILDHALL SQUARE
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Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- STATUE OF QUEEN VICTORIA, GUILDHALL SQUARE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- City of Portsmouth (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SU 64100 00151
Details
SU 6400 SW,
774-1/21/20
PORTSMOUTH,
GUILDHALL SQUARE,
Landport,
Statue of Queen Victoria
25/09/72
II
Statue of Queen Victoria. 1903, repositioned 1972. By Alfred
Drury. Granite. Bronze statue of aged Queen Victoria set on
high 4-sided corniced plinth with moulded base. Bronze plaque
main inscription reads 'Victoria Regina et imperatrix 1837 -
1901', bronze plaque at top of plinth represents the borough
crest, further bronze plaque reads 'Erected by public
subscription during the Majority of Sir William T Dupree and
unveiled on July 8th 1903 by Lady Dupree'. Inscription on
stone base reads 'These stones were laid 19th December 1972 to
mark the building of the Civic Offices and Guildhall Square'.
The statue and base was moved from nearby during the
construction of Guildhall Square in 1972.
(Berridge D W: Monuments and Memorials in the City of
Portsmouth: 1984-: 11).
Listing NGR: SU6402800165
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 474682
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Berridge, D W, Monuments and Memorials in the City of Portsmouth, (1984), 11
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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