QUEEN VICTORIA MONUMENT, LANCASTER

The Queen Victoria Monument in Dalton Square, central Lancaster, is one of the most elaborate monuments to Victoria and her age. Dated 1906, the sculptor, Herbert Hampton, used the generous funding from Lord Ashton, to create an exuberant monument. More details about it can be found in the Guide to Lancaster No. 17.

Justice and Freedom in two of the corners

Part of the Wisdom sculpture

The Victorian politicians sculpted on one of the four side panels

The Victorians in the arts on one of the four side panels

James Williamson, the father of the Monument’s funder, Lord Ashton