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Title
Queen Victoria and Prince Albert Memorial
Date
1946
Medium
granite
Measurements
H 475 x W 100 x D 100 cm
Accession number
PL23_BH_S006
Acquisition method
purchased by public subscription
Work type
Obelisk
Owner
Fowey Town Council
Custodian
Fowey Town Council
Work status
extant
Access
at all times
Inscription description
THIS OBELISK WAS FORMERLY ERECTED / ON ALBERT QUAY TO MARK THE LANDING / OF QUEEN VICTORIA AND PRINCE ALBERT / THERE ON SEPTEMBER 8TH, 1846. / AS A SILVER JUBILEE TRIBUTE, AND TO / COMMEMORATE THE VISIT OF HER MAJESTY / QUEEN ELIZABETH II AND PRINCE PHILIP TO / FOWEY IN 1962, IT WAS RECOVERED FROM / THE HARBOUR BED WHERE IT HAD LAIN / FOR MANY YEARS AND ERECTED ON THIS / CAFFA MILL SITE. 1977.