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Statue of Albert, Prince Consort
The statue in 2013
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56°23′57″N 3°25′44″W / 56.399115°N 3.428805°W / 56.399115; -3.428805
LocationNorth Inch
Perth, Perth and Kinross
Scotland
DesignerWilliam Brodie
TypeStatue
MaterialSandstone
Height8 feet (2.4 m)
Opening date30 August 1864; 159 years ago (1864-08-30)
Dedicated toAlbert, Prince Consort

The Statue of Albert, Prince Consort, also known as The Albert Memorial, is a Category B listed monument at the North Inch public park in Perth, Perth and Kinross, Scotland. It is dedicated to Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, husband of Queen Victoria.[1]

The Queen unveiled the statue on 30 August, 1864, three years after Albert's death,[1] on her way to Balmoral Castle.[2] The couple and their children had stayed at the city's Royal George Hotel in 1848. It was their first time staying in a hotel, an occurrence prompted by their inability to stay at nearby Scone Palace because William Murray, 4th Earl of Mansfield, was out of town.[3][4]

The statue was sculpted by William Brodie and stands 8 feet (2.4 m) tall. He is dressed in the robes of the Knight of the Thistle[2] and holding a plan of the Crystal Palace.[1] It faces south, onto Charlotte Street.

Detail[edit]

  • A closer view, showing the plan of the Crystal Palace in the subject's right hand
    A closer view, showing the plan of the Crystal Palace in the subject's right hand
  • Rear of the statue
    Rear of the statue

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References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Albert, Prince Consort, Statue To, North Inch – Historic Environment Scotland
  2. ^ a b Civic History of Perth from Medieval Times – Perth Civic Trust
  3. ^ The Tradesman, Volume 6 (1811), p. 343
  4. ^ Traditions of Perth, George Penny (1836), p. 142

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