Queen Victoria Memorial, Lancaster

Queen Victoria Memorial
South aspect
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54°02′52″N 2°47′52″W / 54.0478°N 2.7977°W / 54.0478; -2.7977
LocationDalton Square, Lancaster, Lancashire, England
DesignerHerbert Hampton
TypeMonument
MaterialStone and bronze
Opening date1906
Dedicated to"Given to his native town by Lord Ashton"
Listed Building – Grade II*
Designated18 February 1970
Reference no.1290440

The Queen Victoria Memorial in Lancaster, Lancashire, England, is a Grade II* listed building.[1] It stands in the centre of Dalton Square, facing Lancaster Town Hall. It was erected in 1906, being commissioned and paid for by James Williamson, 1st Baron Ashton.[2]

The monument was designed by Herbert Hampton (1862–1929) a prolific sculptor and stone carver[3] who also designed the exterior of the Ashton Memorial in Lancaster

  1. ^ Historic England. "Queen Victoria Memorial, Lancaster (1290440)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
  2. ^ Pevsner, Nikolaus (2009) [2000]. Lancashire: North: the buildings of England. Yale University Press. p. 381.
  3. ^ Glasgow, University of. "'Herbert Hampton', Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland 1851–1951, University of Glasgow History of Art and HATII, online database 2011". Retrieved 28 September 2014.