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| ArtistMaker: | GILMOUR (of Sheffield) | 
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| TitleOfWork: | 'Queen Victoria' | |
| DescriptionOfPhoto: | view from below | |
| DateOfCreation: | 1888 | |
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| Medium: | sandstone | |
| Location: | On top of the Old Town Hall building. | |
| AtoZReference: | p.78 2D | |
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| Street: | Effingham Street | |
| TownOrVillage: | Rotherham | |
| AreaInTown: | Town Centre | |
| MetropolitanBorough: | Rotherham | |
| Photographer: | Dave Ball | |
| ImageCopyright: | Sheffield Hallam University | |
| AccessionNumber: | r033e | |
| Location: On top of the Old Town Hall building. This was originally built as the School of Science and Art Description: A middle aged Queen Victoria stands, crown on head, at roof level above the archway into this building. She has a sceptre in one hand and an orb in the other. The stone is a different colour to that of the building. Commission: This School of Science and Art was built to commemorate Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee. The total cost of the building was £2,500 and the money raised by public subscription. It was opened by Earl Fitzwilliam. [1] The architect was E.I. Hubbard. Comment: There is a mosaic of Rotherham's coat of arms on the floor of the arcade inside the building. References: [1] Rotherham Advertiser: 30th March 1889, p.5. |
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