Nottingham City Council say they are delighted with the final result of the project
A project to restore a city's statue of Queen Victoria has been unveiled.
The work formed part of a £1.7m restoration of the Victoria Embankment's Memorial Gardens in Nottingham. The unveiling followed months of work by master craftsmen who cleaned the statue, granite plinth and bronze plaques, repaired the sceptre and replaced some missing fingers.The restoration forms part of a £1.7m project
The Grade II listed statue was created by the sculptor Albert Toft and was unveiled in 1905 - four years after the queen's death.The whole restoration project is funded by £1.1million from the National Lottery Heritage Fund, along with match funding from The Transforming Cities Fund, The War Memorials Trust and Nottingham City Council.
The overall project, which includes the restoration of the 1927 war memorial and nearby pond and fountains, is due to be completed by the end of 2022.
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