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]

Statue of Albert, Prince Consort

The statue in 2013
Location in Perth
Coordinates	56.399115°N 3.428805°W / 56.399115; -3.428805
Location	North Inch Perth, Perth and Kinross Scotland
Designer	William Brodie
Type	Statue
Material	Sandstone
Height	8 feet (2.4 m)
Opening date	30 August 1864; 157 years ago (1864-08-30)
Dedicated to	Albert, Prince Consort

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

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

See also

• List of listed buildings in Perth, Scotland

References

External links

• Albert, Prince Consort, Statue To, North Inch – Historic Environment Scotland listing

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