Statue: Queen Victoria statue - Blackfriars
Erection date: 21/7/1896
Inscription
{On the front of the plinth in gilded lettering:}
Victoria R.I. 1896 {for "Victoria Regina Imperatrix" Latin, meaning: Victoria, Queen Empress"
{On the back, main section of the plinth:}
Presented to the citizens of London by Sir Alfred Seale Haslam in token of friendship to themselves and loyalty to Her Majesty Queen Victoria.
Rt Hon Sir Walter Wilkin Knt, Lord Mayor
{On the back, lower section of the plinth:}
Erected under the direction of the City Lands Committee of the Corporation of London
Matthew Wallace, Esq, JP - Chairman - July 1896
Site: Queen Victoria statue - Blackfriars (1 memorial)
EC4, Blackfriars Bridge
2018: Some discussion about the relocation of this statue. We've not been that way for a bit so we can't comment on the current whereabouts of the statue.
