PLANTED IN 1887.

A Portrait of Queen Victoria that used to hang in the Blackwood Mechanics Hall.

In June 1901 a Portrait of the late Queen Victoria was presented to the Mechanics Institute by Mr. R. Hall J.P. which was beautifully framed.  It was 3ft x 2ft 6 inches and was quite an ornament to the committee room where it was hung. 

Queen Victoria Tree – Simmons Reef

The Queen Victoria Tree was planted in 1887 by the Simmons Reef school children to mark the occasion of the 50 years of Queen Victoria’s reign from 1837 – 1887.  This big pine tree was up on the hill, a short walk on the Easter Monday Track from the Garden of St. Erth. The Hill was called One Tree Hill, as it was the only tree standing and could be seen from Blackwood.

A photo I took in June 2007 of the Queen Victoria tree planted 1887, when it was 122 years old, with my grandaughter Nicola..

A photo I took in September 2009 of the Queen Victoria tree planted 1887, when it was 124 years old, with my grandaughter Nicola after the tree had been burnt by being hit by lightning..

A photo I took in September 2009 of the Queen Victoria tree planted 1887, when it was 124 years old, with my grandaughter Nicola after the tree had been burnt by being hit by lightning..

A photo I took in September 2009 of the Queen Victoria tree planted 1887, when it was 124 years old, after the tree had been burnt by being hit by lightning..

A photo I took in September 2009 of the Queen Victoria tree planted 1887, when it was 124 years old, after the tree had been burnt by being hit by lightning..

A photo I took in September 2009 of the Queen Victoria tree planted 1887, when it was 124 years old, after the tree had been burnt by being hit by lightning..

A photo of me, Margot Hitchcock. September 2009 on my walk to the Queen Victora tree after my stroke in March 2009.

My daughter Sandra and myself and two grandaughters, Nicola and Amelia at the Mineral springs, Blackwood. September 2009.