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The Queen in conventional pose carrying orb and sceptre, on polished granite square plinth. The statue was originally erected in Nelson Place 1903, moved to Station Road in 1963, and moved to this location in 2001.

Title

Queen Victoria (1819–1901)

Medium

bronze & granite

Accession number

ST5_MK_S013

Work type

Statue

Owner

Stoke-on-Trent City Council

Custodian

Stoke-on-Trent City Council

Work status

extant

Listing status

Grade II (England and Wales)

Unveiling date

5th November 1903

Listing date

27/09/72

Access

at all times

Inscription description

VICTORIA, R.I. / BORN AT KENSINGTON PALACE / 24TH MAY 1819 / DIED AT OSBOURNE / 22ND JANUARY 1901 / BURIED AT WINDSOR / 2ND FEBRUARY 1901'.; inscription on rear of plinth reads `PRESENTED / TO THE / PARLIAMENTARY BOROUGH / OF NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME / BY / SIR ALFRED SEALE HASLAM KT. M.P. / MAYOR OF THE BOROUGH / 1901-2-3 / AND UNVEILED BY / H.I.H. THE GRAND DUKE MICHAEL / OF RUSSIA / NOVEMBER 5TH 1903'

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