MJ Maccardini (trailerfullofpix)'s photos with the keyword: queen victoria

This building replaced the Old Fox & Crown pub. The story goes that Queen Victoria was heading downhill in a horse-drawn carriage in 1837. The horses bolted, putting the Queen in great danger. The landlord of the pub ran out and was able to stop the horses. In gratitude, Queen Victoria presented him with a large wooden carving of her coat of arms that now resides in the Highgate Literary & Scientific Institution. www.londonremembers.com/memorials/queen-victoria-s-shock

Queen Victoria statue outside Belfast City Hall, Donegall Square. Info from the Belfast City Council website: History of Belfast City Hall In 1888 Queen Victoria granted Belfast the status of the city and it was agreed that a grand and magnificent building was required to reflect this new status. City Hall opened its doors on the first of August 1906, at a time of unprecedented prosperity and industrial might for the city. The new City Hall was designed by Alfred Brumwell Thomas in the Baroque Revival style and constructed in Portland stone. The incredible building cost £369,000 to complete, the equivalent around 128 million pounds today but remains an extraordinary beacon of success and civic pride for Belfast. City Hall has many connections with the famous ocean liner Titanic. Viscount William Pirrie who was Lord Mayor in 1896-1897 just before City Hall’s construction, was also managing director of Harland & Wolff Shipyard. He is the man credited as having the idea for both ambitious builds. He used many of his skilled workmen in the fit-out of City Hall which is why the interiors today are considered an incredible insight into the finish of Titanic’s lounges and suites, the ship’s carving panelling being very similar.

Statue of Queen Victoria by her daughter Princess Louise, looking a bit worn by the elements, between Kensington Palace and the Round Pond.