Queen Victoria in Victoria Square, Birmingham
Queen Victoria in Victoria Square, Birmingham
Published 2016-07-11T11:19:47+00:00
Victoria Square is a pedestrianised public square in Birmingham, England. It is home to both the Town Hall and the Council House, and directly adjacent to Chamberlain Square.
The square is often considered to be the centre of Birmingham, and is the point from where local road sign distances are measured. It is a short walk from St. Philip's Cathedral on Colmore Row and is on the main pedestrian route between the Bull Ring and Brindleyplace areas. Three major roads,Colmore Row, New Street and Paradise Street meet there.
There are also statues that existed prior to the redevelopment of the square. Of two statues that were originally located in the square, only one remains. That is the statue of Queen Victoria, which was originally created in 1901 by Thomas Brock, but recast in bronze by William Bloye in 1951, though the sceptre capital has been missing for some years and is due to be replaced in 2010, that to the research and assistance of The Victorian Society. The plinth was also been replaced in composite Cornish marble in 1951.
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Scanned : Photogrammetry (Processed using Agisoft PhotoScan)
Very elegant print that needs supports.
Date published | 11/07/2016 |
Time to do | 149 - 390 minutes |
Material Quantity | 54 |
Dimensions | 54 x 50 x 130 |
Technology | FDM |
Title | Queen Victoria |
Dimension | Larger than life |
Accession | Public |
Period | 1901 |
Medium | Bronze |
Credit | Original by Thomas Brock (1901, marble), recast in bronze by William Bloye (1951) |
Artist | Thomas Brock |
Place | Victoria Square |