The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-07-08

thought and incessant labor Mr. Brock
has produced the finest monumental
group in Great Britain. and a tribute
well worthy or the great queen to
whose memory It has been erected
The entire work In connection with
the monument, architectural as well
as scuIptural, has been designed and
executed solely by Mr. Brock
The central feature OF the rnonu,
ment stands upon raised circular
plateau. 104 feet in diameter on
{ either side are retaining walls of mar
Bile and fountains; the former are dec
J GRATED with Tritous and Mermaids
/ carved In low relief. whilst the latter
| discharge their water over cascades
( into great marble basins.
Above the fountain arches are stiIl
/ to be placed colossal reclining figures
/ In bronze; those on the south side
| viii be woman holding a ship and
4 man with helmet. symboltzing our
/ naval and military power. and TO,
! gether typifying Courage" and those
/ on the north will be a man with
/ dynamo, Science" and a WOMAN with
palette, Art" representing "lnteIli
[ gence" At either end OF the retaining
walls and ffanking the steps are pedes-
/ tails. On these will be placed four
standing Hons in bronze, each support
I ed by figure: the two in front will
/ be a woman holding aloft an olive
/ branch of Peace. and a man with
/ torch signifying Progress" whilst
/ those at the back will represent "Ag
| riculture" and Manufacture" the for
/ mer woman with sheaf of wheat
/ and a sickle. and the latter a smith
with a leathern apron, resting on his
sledge-hammer.
! In the lower portion OF the memorial
| II, has been the aim of the sculptor to
convey the idea OF the patriotism. the
/ Intelligence and the industry of the
/ people, as being the great foundation
/ on which alone monarchy can securely
rest
The central feature of the monu-
ment, which is mainly of marble and
/ rises to a height of So feet. comprises
colossal statue OF Queen Victoria.
/ supported by representations of those
| attributes and virtues for which she
was so renowned. The late queen, in
/ her robes of state and with the orb
I and scepter in either hand. is seated
/ on throne in front of the lofty pedes-
| tai, and she looks towards the heart
OF the great city whose people she
knew and loved so we'll On either
\ side of the pedestal are groups of
| heroic size, representing Truth" and
Justice" whilst at the back of II Is
] % err hn1fn n NJ ~ har
! hood "
/ The marble used throughout the
memorial has been procured from Car
! rara. It is OF the finest quality, and
/ is moreover the most durable that can
/ be obtained Upwards OF two thousand
/ tons have been Incorporated in the
work. whilst about eight hundred tons
| of the finest Aberdeen granite have
been used In the structure of the two
| flights of steps and the paving of the
| circular plateau When all the bronze
! figures are in position there will be
more than seventy tons of this metal
The overseas dominions having con-
tributed largely towards the erection
of the monument. different portions OF
it have been named after them. Thus
the fountain basin on the south side is
ascribed to Australia, and that on tho
north to Canada: the groups on the
piers in the front will be assigned to
South Africa, and those at the back
to New Zealand. The three surround
ing gateways. designed by Sir Aston
Webb. R.A.. are similarly named after
the three aforementioned donations,
and on the top Of the piers are groups
with symbolic representations OF their
individual characteristics.