Queen Victoria On Inland Revenue Building – Manchester, UK
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dtrebilc
N 53° 28.715 W 002° 14.723
30U E 550079 N 5925776
This statue stands high on the side of Lawrence Buildings on Mount Street.
Waymark Code: WMEZNT
Location: United Kingdom
Date Posted: 07/29/2012
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Work started on the building in 1874 to house the offices of the
Inland Revenue.
There are a lot of statues in the UK of Queen Victoria, usually erected after her golden jubilee in 1887 or to commemorate her death. So although she was 55 at the time this building was erected this statue depicts her as a comparatively young person compared to the usual image shown.
Victoria reigned between 1837 and 1901 for 63 years and 7 months. This is currently the longest reign in British history.
Queen Victoria is associated with Britain's great age of industrial expansion, economic progress and, especially, empire. At her death, it was said, Britain had a worldwide empire on which the sun never set. She became Empress of India in 1877 not long after the construction of this building.
She had 9 children during her marriage to Prince Albert. Their nine children and 26 of their 34 grandchildren who survived childhood married into royal and noble families across the continent, tying them together and earning her the nickname "the grandmother of Europe".
Victoria had been a much loved figure before and after she became queen, but after he died in 1861 aged only 42, she fell into a state of depression and largely withdrew from public life. However after 20 years or so, she slowly re-entered public life and after her jubilees was fully restored to public favour.