VR03 Aberystwyth

Now we have a series. This one is interesting as it is a figurehead salvaged from a ship. Probably carved around 1838 (soon after her coronation, before she married) it was transferred to The Victoria Tavern around 1870. The building remained a tavern until 1920 and has since housed various businesses. In 1989 the building was repainted and the figurehead was undercoated in black. It was restored in 1998. During restoration it was found to have been painted at least 20 times, at one stage, possibly when she died in 1901, in black.