Royalty at the Seaside

Quick trip into Southend again this morning and on our walk back to the car I thought i'd blip the statue of Queen Victoria that overlooks the seafront 

The statue of Queen Victoria was presented by Mayor Bernard Wiltshire Tolhurst, to the town to mark the Queen's diamond jubilee in 1897. It was originally situated at the top of Pier Hill, in 1962 it was moved to its present position in Clifftown Parade. Residents joked that in her original position she pointed to the gent's toilets!