Queens (Victoria) Monument
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Queens (Victoria) Monument
Image: © Roger Templeman Taken: Unknown
The Victoria monument, erected in 1842, is 23 feet 6 inches high and the statue on top is a further 6 feet 2 inches high. On the north panel is a wreath of palm and olive and the Lowther coat of arms; on the west panel (pictured) is a British lion with its paw resting on a globe; on the east panel the goddess Hygeia pouring medicinal waters from a goblet into a shell held by an aged invalid. The statue of Britannia was the work of Thomas Bland of Reagill; the octagonal pillar was designed by architect Mr Mawson of Lowther. In the background an Intercity train heads towards Euston on the West Coast Main Line.
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Image Location
Latitude
54.481967
Longitude
-2.652058