Queen Victoria golden jubilee roundel - Church Street - Wymondham, Norfolk
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Teracotta roundel plaque in this building on Church Street, Wymondham, celebrating the golden jubilee of Queen Victoria, 1887.
Waymark Code: WMYFFH
Location: Eastern England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 06/10/2018
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Teracotta roundel plaque in this building on Church Street, Wymondham, celebrating the golden jubilee of Queen Victoria, 1887.
It is inscribed -
1887; Victoria 50 years Queen of Great Britain and Ireland; Empress of India; around edge: Canada, Australia,New Zealand, Burmah, Gibraltar, Malta; Africa, W. Indies
These terracotta roundels were first cast by Stanley Bros for Queen Victoria’s 1887 Golden Jubilee, and were quite popular across Britain, although quite rare nowadays (more common are the 1897 diamond jubilee plaques).
The plaque is set under a pediment frame. A profile portrait roundel showing Victoria as Empress of India is set within a frame commemorating her golden jubilee.
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Date Sculpture was opened for vewing?: 01/01/1887
Sculptors Name: Stanley Bros.
Website for sculpture?: Not listed
Where is this sculpture?: Not listed
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