No doubt there are many round the country if not the world but this one is in Newbury, it was originally called the Marsh but changed with the popularity of Queen Victoria and her Jubilee celebrations were held here. The statue was originally in the market place in 1903 and moved to
Greenham House in 1933 before its final position here in 1966
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Queen Victoria and the Lions
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Queen Victoria
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Up to 1930 the park used to be common land which included the right to graze cattle
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Since then it has gradually been encroached on by the A339 and housing
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The Bandstand in the park
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2 comments:
That is a most grand statue :) The little group kind of feel like they should be on a stone plinth though, not grass.
Tasha
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It certainly does look like a fitting likeness of the Queen.
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