Belfast, The Albert Memorial And Clock Tower 1897
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Queen Victoria was 42 when her consort, Prince Albert, died. She grieved her loss for the rest of her long life, and the Kingdom mourned with her. She symbolised a nation that was the great maritime empire-builder and the workshop of the world. For Belfast, the monument had to be fitting and the subscription generous. Work began in 1865, and it took four years to complete. The statue of the Prince is 40 ft above the ground, and the near two-tonne bell could be heard eight miles away on quiet days. The clockwork is to the same design as that of Big Ben. The clock's central position at the foot of High Street meant diverting the underground River Farset. The foundations did not quite meet the problem: although the photograph does not show it, a tilt had already developed.
An extract from Belfast Photographic Memories.
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