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| Artist | George Blackall Simonds |
| Year | 1902 |
| Type | Bronze figure withPortland stone podium |
| Location | Weymouth |
Queen Victoria Statue is a statue ofQueen Victoria, located atWeymouth, Dorset inEngland. Designed byGeorge Blackall Simonds,[1] the statue was erected to commemorate the Queen's reign. It features a life-size bronze figure of the Queen on a podium made fromPortland stone by Messrs. Singer, ofFrome.[2] The mayor of Weymouth, John Bagg, organised the collection of funds for the statue, which was unveiled byPrincess Henry of Battenberg on 20 October 1902.[3][1]
The statue has been a Grade II listed monument since 1997. Historic England recorded that the statue was in a "good position at the north entry to the town, but is less favourably placed than the correspondingKing's Statue at the south end of the Esplanade".[3] Plans for the statue's restoration were announced in 2007 and carried out in 2009 by Osirion Building Conservation.[4][5]
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