Statue to

Queen Victoria

at the Foot of Leith Walk

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Statue to Queen Victoria

1907

This 10 ft high bronze statue of Queen Victoria stands at the foot of Leith Walk.  It was erected as a tribute to the men of Leith who fought in the Boer War.

The inauguration of the statue, in 1907, was attended by a crowd of 20,000.

The statue has been moved twice:

-  In 1968, it was moved from further out in the main road.

-  In 2002, it was moved a few yards to the east.

This was to make room for a new 60 ft high new blue steel sculpture of a whale's tusk to commemorate the refurbishment of Leith Kirkgate shopping centre, one of Scotland's first shopping centres, build in the 1950s.

Acknowledgement: 

Most of the details above are taken from an article in the Edinburgh Evening News  July 13, 2002, titled 'We Are Not Amused'

The Base of the Statue

Here are some of the plaques on the base of the statue:

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