2013

NY3956 : Queen Victoria, Bitts Park

taken 11 years ago, near to Carlisle, Cumbria, England

Queen Victoria, Bitts Park
Queen Victoria, Bitts Park
The iconic figure of Queen Victoria standing high on a pedestal in one of her classic poses with Orb in one hand and Sceptre in the other.

The monument, in Victoria Park, was unveiled in 1902, the year after she died. The sculptor was Thomas Brock. Victoria Park is part of the larger Bitts Park area of Carlisle and occupies land between the River Eden and the Castle. The formal gardens that contain the statue of Queen Victoria were laid out in the 1890s on the site of a rubbish tip (LinkExternal link Heritage and History)

The inscription at the base of the plinth reads:
VICTORIA
QUEEN OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND. EMPRESS OF INDIA.
BORN MAY 24TH 1819, DIED JANUARY 22ND 1901.
IN MEMORY OF
A GREAT QUEEN, A GOOD WOMAN, A FRIEND ALIKE TO RICH AND POOR
WHO FOR SIXTY THREE YEARS REIGNED OVER A PROSPEROUS AND WORLD WIDE
EMPIRE. THIS STATUE IS ERECTED BY THE CITIZENS OF CARLISLE IN ADMIRATION
OF HER NOBLE LIFE AND CHARACTER.

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NY3956, 620 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
David Dixon   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Wednesday, 13 February, 2013   (more nearby)
Submitted
Tuesday, 19 February, 2013
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NY 3990 5634 [10m precision]
WGS84: 54:53.8894N 2:56.3200W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NY 3991 5637
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South-southwest (about 202 degrees)
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