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.Albert, Prince Consort, Statue To, North Inch – Historic Environment Scotland
The Queen unveiled the statue on 30 August, 1864, three years after Albert's death, on her way to Balmoral Castle. 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.The Tradesman, Volume 6 (1811), p. 343Traditions of Perth, George Penny (1836), p. 142
The statue was sculpted by William Brodie and stands tall. He is dressed in the robes of the Knight of the ThistleCivic History of Perth from Medieval Times – Perth Civic Trust and holding a plan of the Crystal Palace. It faces south, onto Charlotte Street.
Detail
See also List of listed buildings in Perth, Scotland
References
External links Albert, Prince Consort, Statue To, North Inch – Historic Environment Scotland listing