The Statue of Queen Victoria stands on the sea front at the bottom of Grand Avenue in Hove on the south coast of England.

Similar versions appear in Carlisle, Birmingham, and Belfast, though Brock's most famous work was the Victoria Memorial, on which the queen is depicted in a seated position.

The orb is surmounted by a winged Victory, possibly a reference to the statue Napoleon as Mars the Peacemaker in Apsley House, London.

The panels contain low reliefs of allegorical figures which represent commerce, education, science and art, and the British Empire—each captioned in incised lettering in the stonework—advancements made during Victoria's reign.

An inscription on the plinth at the front reads "Erected by the inhabitants of Hove to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the accession of Queen Victoria June 20 AD 1897".

[2] Circling the top of the plinth is a Latin inscription, "Victoria dei gra Britanniae Regina fidei defensor in imperatix" ("Victory of God, Queen of Britain, defender of the faith and the empire").

The rear (north) relief, Science and Art, depicts a woman embracing a child who sits on an anvil and holds a machine.