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Title
Queen Victoria (1819–1901) Jubilee Stone
Date
1887
Medium
stone & metal
Measurements
H 150 x W 90 x D 120 cm;
Plinth: H 140 x W 140 x D 10 cm
Accession number
DL2_HJC_S008
Acquisition method
gifted by William Alexander Wooler JP of Sadberge Hall
Work type
Sign or marker
Owner
Sadberge Parish Council
Custodian
Sadberge Parish Council
Work status
extant
Access
at all times
Inscription description
incised letters on metal plaque: THIS STONE WAS PLACED HERE TO COMMEMORATE THE JUBILEE OF / VICTORIA / QUEEN OF THE UNITED KINGDOM / EMPRESS OF INDIA AND COUNTESS OF SADBERGE / JUNE 20TH 1887 / It was found 12 feet below the surface in making the Reservoir. / It had been detached from the rock in the West and deposited by a Glacier. / SET by W A WOOLER, ESQ, J.P