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Manchester
Greater Manchester
North West England

Mount Street 2
(Lawrence Buildings)

Queen Victoria

London 1819 - Osborne House 1901
Queen of Great-Britain, 1837-1901
(Wikipedia)

artist unknown
1874-76

Description

Lawrence Buildings, built in 1874 by architects Pennington and Bridgen, has a niche on the second storey with a statue of Queen Victoria.

Artist

Unknown artist. Do you know who the sculptor is? please let us know.

Sources & Information

Wikipedia, Lawrence Buildings.
Bob Speel, Sculpture in Albert Square, Manchester.
Terry Wyke and Harry Cocks, Public Sculpture of Greater Manchester, Liverpool University Press 2004, p. 97 (some parts on Google books).

Location (N 53°28'43" - W 2°14'43") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: gbnw023; Photograph: 17 June 2023
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