Queen Victoria Statue

Overview

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1256224
Date first listed:
24-Jun-1983
Statutory Address:
West Bank Park, Hill Street, Holgate, York, YO24 4JB

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Location

Statutory Address:
West Bank Park, Hill Street, Holgate, York, YO24 4JB

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

District:
York (Unitary Authority)
National Grid Reference:
SE 58371 51264

Details

This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 13/06/2018

SE55SE 1112-1/1/1185

YORK WEST BANK PARK (South side (off)) Queen Victoria Statue

24/06/83 II Statue of Queen Victoria. Dated 1905. Sculptor GW Milburn of York. White marble on red sandstone base. Figure life-size, seated, with sceptre, orb and crown. Nose now missing. Base of rectangular plan, concave-sided on elevation. Front inscribed:

'ERECTED BY PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION... QUEEN VICTORIA....BORN 1819. ASCENDED THE THRONE 1837. DIED 1901.'

The left-hand side has a panel carved with a shield of arms of the City of York. Listing NGR: SE5837151264

Legacy

The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.

Legacy System number:
465120
Legacy System:
LBS

Sources

Books and journals
Murray, H , Heraldry and the Buildings of York, (1985), 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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Date: 13 Apr 2002
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