Statue of Queen Victoria
In late 1905 or early 1906 Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught visited Aden as part of a tour of units stationed in India, and Aden then was part of the Bombay Presidency. The Duke’s chief ceremonial duty in Aden was to unveil the statue of Queen Victoria which had been erected in the Prince of Wales Crescent at Tawahi (Steamer Point).
The commission of the 2-ton statue had been awarded to S.C. Tweed in Britain.
Unveiling ceremony. Soldiers from the Indian Army battalion in Aden are providing a guard of honour and lining the route.
Queen Victoria Statue 1945-46
"No embassy is complete without a statue and the requirement for the British Embassy in Aden is filled by Queen Victoria. Sculptured by a little-known Briton, S.C. Tweed, she was unveiled in 1911 (see note below) on the occasion of a visit by the then Prince of Wales. She had been forgotten in Steamer Point Gardens until August 1967, when it was suddenly feared the old lady might suffer indignities at the hands of the mob. So one night, working under floodlights, a party of Royal Engineers unceremoniously heaved the 2-ton statue onto a truck and dumped it onto a pedestal facing the embassy. Throughout the whole operation the expression on Queen Victoria's face never changed but then she was good at controlling her feelings." David Ledge 1983
Ed. The statue was actually unveiled 1905 or early 1906 by the Duke of Connaught and then visited by King George V in 1911
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