Erection date: 7/12/1905
{On the plaque below the statue:}
Victoria , R & I
1837 - 1901
This statue was erected by public voluntary subscription throughout the Borough of Woolwich as a memorial of the loyalty and affection of the people to their late beloved Queen Victoria.
George Kelham - Chairman of Committee
Arthur B. Bryceson - Town Clerk, William Thos. Vincent - Hon. Secs.
Unveiled by H.R.H. The Duke of Connaught & Strathearn, Dec. 7 1905
{On the right of the base:}
W. Pomeroy Sc. 1905
This is a marble copy of the bronze statue in Chester.
"R & I" was a suffix that Victoria used after being proclaimed Empress of India in 1877. It stands for 'regina et imperatrix'; 'queen and empress'.
Site: Woolwich Town Hall (6 memorials)
SE18, Wellington Street, Greenwich Town Hall
In 1906 this building replaced the previous, also purpose-built, 1842 Woolwich town hall which still survives, nearby, on the corner of Calderwood Street and Polytechnic Street.
Designed by Alfred Brumwell Thomas, this building was built as Woolwich Town Hall which it was until 1965 when, following a shake-up of local councils, it became Greenwich Town Hall.
There are several more memorial windows to which we haven't yet had access. From Wikipedia: "Stained-glass windows throughout the building depict historic events in the parishes of Woolwich, Plumstead and Eltham .... The windows date from 1904 and are the work of Geoffrey Webb."
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of plaquesoflondon.co.uk
