The Statue of Albert, Prince Consort, also known as The Albert Memorial, is a Category B listed monument at the North Inch public park in Perth, Perth and Kinross, Scotland. It is dedicated to Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, husband of Queen Victoria.[1]
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| Location | North Inch Perth, Perth and Kinross Scotland |
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| Designer | William Brodie |
| Type | Statue |
| Material | Sandstone |
| Height | 8 feet (2.4 m) |
| Opening date | 30 August 1864 |
| Dedicated to | Albert, Prince Consort |
The Queen unveiled the statue on 30 August, 1864, three years after Albert's death,[1] on her way to Balmoral Castle.[2] The couple and their children had stayed at the city's Royal George Hotel in 1848. It was their first time staying in a hotel, an occurrence prompted by their inability to stay at nearby Scone Palace because William Murray, 4th Earl of Mansfield, was out of town.[3][4]
The statue was sculpted by William Brodie and stands 8 feet (2.4 m) tall. He is dressed in the robes of the Knight of the Thistle[2] and holding a plan of the Crystal Palace.[1] It faces south, onto Charlotte Street.
Detail
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A closer view, showing the plan of the Crystal Palace in the subject's right hand -
Rear of the statue
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c Albert, Prince Consort, Statue To, North Inch – Historic Environment Scotland
- ^ a b Civic History of Perth from Medieval Times – Perth Civic Trust
- ^ The Tradesman, Volume 6 (1811), p. 343
- ^ Traditions of Perth, George Penny (1836), p. 142
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