Birmingham,Queen Victoria Lays the Foundation Stone of the Victoria Law Courts
Birmingham, Queen Victoria Lays the Foundation Stone of the Victoria Law Courts, bronze medal, 1887, by Jenkins, crowned bust of Queen Victoria profile left, VICTORIA QUEEN OF GT. BRITAIN & IRELAND EMPRESS OF INDIA, rev. a view of the buildings, FOUNDATION STONE LAID BY QUEEN VICTORIA MARCH 23RD 1887, 38 mm, (BHM. 3337). Extremely fine, the legend differs on both sides. £Sold
Taylor notes that Webb and Bell who won the contract for the building made use of red terracotta and red brick which was popular locally and helped cement the fashion. Webb and Bell's design was essentially "early Tudor" with the buildings grouped around a great hall.
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