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Memorial to Queen Alexandra (1844–1925)
Memorial to Queen Alexandra (1844–1925)
Memorial to Queen Alexandra (1844–1925)
Memorial to Queen Alexandra (1844–1925)
Memorial to Queen Alexandra (1844–1925)
Memorial to Queen Alexandra (1844–1925)
Memorial to Queen Alexandra (1844–1925)
Memorial to Queen Alexandra (1844–1925)

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Title

Memorial to Queen Alexandra (1844–1925)

Date

1932

Medium

bronze & red Aberdeen granite

Measurements

H 575 x W 540 x D 180 cm

Accession number

SW1_MRF_S017

Acquisition method

commissioned by George V

Work type

Monument

Owner

Westminster City Council

Custodian

Westminster City Council

Work status

extant

Listing status

Grade I (England and Wales)

Unveiling date

8th June 1932

Listing date

05/02/70

Access

at all times

Signature/marks description

at the side of the bronze base of the screen: A.B. BURTON. FOUNDER

Inscription description

on the bronze base beneath the group, in Gothic letters: QUEEN ALEXANDRA / 1844 A TRIBUTE OF THE EMPIRE’S LOVE 1925; on the granite base in inlaid Gothic bronze letters: FAITH, HOPE, LOVE / THE GUIDING VIRTUES OF QUEEN ALEXANDRA

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Located at

Marlbrough Road, Westminster

SW1A 1BG

Located at the east side of the road on the garden wall of Marlborough House.