Queen Victoria Monument (Liverpool)

United Kingdom / England / Liverpool
 statue, monument, Grade II Listed (UK)

The Queen Victoria Monument is a large neo-Baroque or Beaux-Arts monument built over the former site of Liverpool Castle at Derby Square in Liverpool.

A large ensemble featuring 26 bronze figures by C. J. Allen (some in New Sculpture style), it was designed by F. M. Simpson of the Liverpool School of Architecture, in collaboration with the local architectural firm of Willink and Thicknesse and built of Portland stone. The foundation stone was laid on October 11, 1902, and the monument was unveiled on September 27, 1906. It is a Grade II Listed structure, a preservation category for structures of special public interest.
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Coordinates:   53°24'18"N   2°59'24"W
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