Salford Albert Memorial Peel Park Salford

At a meeting of the Salford Albert Memorial Committee various propositions as to the site of the statue were discussed. Ultimately a plan laid before the Committee by the Bishop of Manchester  was adopted and Mr Evans, the district surveyor, was instructed to prepare an elevation of the proposed site, to be forwarded through Mr Noble, to Her Majesty, for her approval. The suggestion of the Bishop is to remove the Ducie Gates from their present position to a point opposite the southern entrance to the Museum, and to construct an avenue from the gates to the entrance doors, passing close to the statue of the Queen. The Albert statue is to be placed on the opposite side of the avenue to the Queen, and equidistant from it. [Manchester Guardian 24 November 1862 page 2].

Reference           Manchester Guardian 24 November 1862 page 2