Statue of Queen Victoria, St Nicholas Square

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    [This memorial statue by Alfred Gilbert in bronze and pink granite was unveiled in 1903 and is similar to the Jubilee Statue in the hall of Winchester Castle by the same artist in 1887 SU4729 : Queen Victoria. Tyne and Wear HER(5197): Newcastle, St. Nicholas' Square, Statue of Queen Victoria LinkExternal link The building behind, on Mosley Street, was built for the Newcastle Joint Stock Bank around 1845, designed by Benjamin Green NZ2464 : Former Joint Stock Bank, Mosley Street. The early-Italian Palazzo-style became the standard for the rest of the street. Tyne and Wear HER(8738): Newcastle, St. Nicholas Square, Newcastle & Gateshead B Soc] Photo by Andrew Curtis, 2010, and licensed for reuse under a Creative Commons Licence.
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    Geograph.org.uk
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    Geograph (Geograph)
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    Link: http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1692077
    Resource type: Text/Website
    Added by: Pat Thomson
    Last modified: 7 years, 9 months ago
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