Frederick William Pomeroy was selected to be the sculptor; he had recently created the effigy of the Duke of Westminster in Chester Cathedral.
The bronze statue was made in the foundry of Hollinshead and Burton in Thames Ditton, Surrey.
The designer of the stonework was Harry Beswick, and the stonemasons were Haswell and Sons of Chester.
[2] The statue is in bronze, and depicts Queen Victoria standing, and holding the orb and sceptre.
[2] The Queen is dressed in coronation robes, wearing a lace head-dress and the Imperial crown.