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Queen Victoria Diamond Jubilee Plaque

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

Stanley Brothers Brick and Tile Works
1897

Llandrindod Wells - Llandrindod / Queen Victoria Diamond Jubilee Plaque

Description

Three identical brown glazed tablets with a portrait of Queen Victoria, with the date 1897 and the text victoria 60 years queen of great britain & ireland - empress of india - canada australia nw zealand burmah africa w.indies gibralr. malta cyprus egypt.
The house was originally the Victoria Arcade.

Annotation

These plaques, most likely made by Stanley Brothers, of Nuneaton in Warwickshire, were often incorporated into buildings in 1897.

Sculptor

Stanley Brothers Brick and Tile Works, incorporated in 1895, the company continued on until 1986.

Sources & Information

Richard and Susan Wales, Souvenirs from the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria (Milton Keynes, 2013), p. 143 (through Google Books).

Locatie (N 52°14'27" - W 3°22'43") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: gbwa152; Photograph: 23 June 2014
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