Wife of Edward VII, mother of George V. Born at the Amalienborg Palace, Copenhagen, Denmark. As an adult gradually became profoundly deaf. It is said the Queen Victoria learnt the British Sign Language alphabet so as to be able to converse with her daughter-in-law. Died at Sandringham.
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Queen Alexandra
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Queen Alexandra statue
{On a large bronze plaque on the front of the plinth:} Her Majesty Queen Alex...
Queen Alexandra - SW1
The building behind this monument, Marlborough House, was where Alexandra and...
Surbiton clock tower
{Plaque beneath a medallion of King Edward VII:} Coronation clock tower - a s...
This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
Queen Alexandra
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Chelsea Hospital for Women
Princess Alexandra was laying the foundation stone for the Chelsea Hospital f...
Edith Cavell statue
This was the obvious memorial to choose as the first featured memorial for Lo...
Tower Bridge, 1894 - opening
In 1894 the royal personages listed at the top of the plaque as: Prince of Wa...
Other Subjects
1 memorial
Mary Tudor
Not to be confused with Queen Mary Tudor, who was named after her. This lady was younger and favoured sister to Henry VIII. Born Sheen Palace. Aged 18 she was married off to the 52 year old King of...
1 memorial
Edward, Duke of Kent (1735)
Edward Augustus was the 4th son of George III and the father of Queen Victoria. In 1818 the only legitimate grandchild of George III died, leaving the succession shaky. The three unmarried sons of...
1 memorial
Silver Wedding of Queen & Prince Philip
At the time of their wedding Philip's title was Philip Mountbatten, Duke of Edinburgh, not Prince, and the Queen was still Princess Elizabeth. If their family names had not been Anglicised earlier ...
2 memorials
King Charles I
Born Fife. Until the age of 11 he was only the 'spare' but then his 18-year old brother Henry died (probably of typhoid) and Charles became the heir, ascending the throne in 1625 on the death of hi...
13 memorials
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William Jessop
Civil engineer. Born Devon. Worked for Smeaton, first as an apprentice and then as assistant until 1772. Promoted cast iron as a constructional material. Built the Grand Canal in Ireland. Buil...
1 memorial