The Laying of the Foundation-Stone of Victoria College, Jersey, 1850. Creator: Unknown

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The Laying of the Foundation-Stone of Victoria College, Jersey, 1850. Creator: Unknown

The Laying of the Foundation-Stone of Victoria College, Jersey, 1850. Building...to commemorate the visit of the Queen and the Prince Consort to the island in 1846...On the site of the ceremony were placed several lofty poles surmounted with immense flags...the Bailiff, Sir Thomas Le Breton, deposited in the cavity of the under foundation-stone a lead box, containing copies of the States Acts, the various coins of the present reign, Jersey pence, halfpence, and farthings...also, a copper-plate, with an inscription recording the day's ceremony...The Lieutenant-Governor and Commander of the Forces of the island, Sir James Henry Reynett, K.C.H. then laid the stone with due form, and addressed a few words to the Bailiff and Gentlemen of the States, congratulatory of the event...and the Dean solemnly blessed the work'. From "Illustrated London News", 1850

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