The Anonymous Widower

An Equestrian Double

I took these pictures yesterday outside St. George’s Hall in Liverpool.

The view of the hall would be better, if they didn’t use it as a car park!

I wonder if there is another pair of equestrian statues in the world of a royal husband and wife, where each is treated equally. I don’t think there’s another statue of a lady in such a prominent place, where the lady is riding side-saddle. Certainly, there isn’t in the UK. But there is one of Queen Elizabeth on Burmese in Regina, Saskatchewan. But then Burmese was born in that Canadian province.

I also went over St. George’s Hall for the first time.  It is rather a creepy and forbidding place in the cells under the courts, which are no longer used, but the whole is a marvel of Victorian architecture. As it is right in front of the station, it is an ideal place to spend an hour or so before cstching a train.  Especially, as it is a free attraction.

September 7, 2012 - Posted by AnonW | World | Canada, Horses, Liverpool, Queen Elizabeth, Queen Victoria, Statue