The statue of Queen Victoria in Victoria Square with the Victoria Apartments in the background.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Queen Victoria statue gazing at a digger on Colombo Street from her pedestal in Victoria Square".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Forsyth Barr building viewed from Victoria Square with the Queen Victoria statue obscuring the doorway".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Victoria Square".
The statue of Queen Victoria overlooks a pile of demolition rubble on Colombo Street.
As Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee drew near in 1897, plans were being put in place throughout the Dominion for suitable memorials. In Christchurch, a number of funds were set up and subscri…