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'''Victoria Park''' is an urban park on [[Spring Garden, Halifax|Spring Garden Road]] in [[Halifax Regional Municipality|Halifax]], [[Nova Scotia]], Canada, across from the [[Halifax Public Gardens]].
'''Victoria Park''' is an urban park on [[Spring Garden, Halifax|Spring Garden Road]] in [[Halifax Regional Municipality|Halifax]], [[Nova Scotia]], Canada, across from the [[Halifax Public Gardens]].


The [[North British Society]] erected various monuments and statues: [[Robert Burns]], Sir [[Walter Scott]] and [[William Alexander, 1st Earl of Stirling]].<ref>[https://www.halifax.ca/council/agendasc/documents/140211ca141.pdf The Scots and HRM]</ref>
The [[North British Society]] erected various monuments and statues: [[Robert Burns]], Sir [[Walter Scott]] and [[William Alexander, 1st Earl of Stirling]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.halifax.ca/council/agendasc/documents/140211ca141.pdf |title=The Scots and HRM |access-date=2016-12-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161225144451/https://www.halifax.ca/council/agendasc/documents/140211ca141.pdf |archive-date=2016-12-25 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


At the south end of the park [[Sidney Culverwell Oland]] created the Linda Oland Memorial Fountain in memory of his wife (1966).<ref>https://www.pier21.ca/content/the-biography-of-sidney-culverwell-oland-veteran</ref>
At the south end of the park [[Sidney Culverwell Oland]] created a fountain in memory of his wife Linda Oland (1966).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pier21.ca/content/the-biography-of-sidney-culverwell-oland-veteran|title=The Biography of Sidney Culverwell Oland (Veteran) &#124; Pier 21}}</ref>


== Robert Burns statue ==
== Robert Burns statue ==


[[George Anderson Lawson|George A. Lawson]] created the memorial to [[Robert Burns]] in [[Ayr]], inaugurated in 1892. Other versions were circulated to Dublin, Melbourne, Montreal, Winnipeg, Halifax and elsewhere. The statue was cast in Halifax in 1919. On the base of the Rabbie Burns statue are commemorations of the following poems:
[[George Anderson Lawson|George A. Lawson]] created the memorial to [[Robert Burns]] in [[Ayr]], inaugurated in 1892. Other versions were circulated to Dublin, Melbourne, Montreal, Winnipeg, Halifax and elsewhere. The statue was cast in Halifax in 1919. On the base of the Rabbie Burns statue are commemorations of the following poems:
*Front: The Cotter’s Saturday Night – “From scenes like these old Scotia’s grandeur springs.” (1786)<ref>http://spenserians.cath.vt.edu/TextRecord.php?textsid=35074</ref>. A "Cotter" (a peasant given a Cottage in exchange for labour) and his family relax on Saturday evening, after the last day of work, knowing Sunday is a day of rest.
*Front: [[The Cotter's Saturday Night]] – “From scenes like these old Scotia’s grandeur springs.” (1786).<ref>{{cite web |title=The Cotter's Saturday Night|url=http://spenserians.cath.vt.edu/TextRecord.php?textsid=35074 |website=Spenserians.cath.vt.edu |archive-date=March 5, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170305192043/http://spenserians.cath.vt.edu/TextRecord.php?textsid=35074}}</ref> A "Cotter" (a peasant given a Cottage in exchange for labour) and his family relax on Saturday evening, after a week of work, knowing Sunday is a day of rest.
*Right: [[Tam o' Shanter (poem)|Tam O’Shanter’s Ride]] – “Ae spring brought off her master hale but left behind her ain grey tail.” (1791) One of Burns most famous poems. A sculpture of the final scene when Tam O'Shanter has almost reached [[Brig o' Doon]] to escape being captured by the witches.
*Right: [[Tam o' Shanter (poem)|Tam O’Shanter’s Ride]] – “Ae spring brought off her master hale but left behind her ain grey tail.” (1791) One of Burns most famous poems. A sculpture of the final scene when Tam O'Shanter safely reaches [[Brig o' Doon]] after almost being captured by [[witches]].
*Left: The Jolly Beggars : Love and Liberty - A Cantata (1785)<ref>http://www.robertburns.plus.com/loveandliberty.htm</ref> Published posthumously. Scene of a group of [[Ayrshire]] [[vagrants]] drinking one night in [[Poosie Nansie’s]] tavern in [[Mauchline]].
*Left: The Jolly Beggars : Love and Liberty - A Cantata (1785)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.robertburns.plus.com/loveandliberty.htm|title = Robert Burns, Analysis of Love and Liberty, A Cantata. The Jolly Beggars}}</ref> Scene of a group of [[Ayrshire]] [[vagrants]] drinking one night in [[Poosie Nansie’s]] tavern in [[Mauchline]]. A [[maim]]ed homeless veteran sings a song of his long service, fighting first in the [[Battle of the Plains of Abraham]] ("the heights of Abram")
*Back: [[To a Mountain Daisy]] – “Wee, modest, crimson-tipped flow’r; Thou’s met me in a evil hour.” (1786) Scene of a farmer comparing a crushed flower to the fragility of human life.
*Back: [[To a Mountain Daisy]], On Turning one Down, With The Plough, in April 1786 – “Wee, modest, crimson-tipped flow’r; Thou’s met me in a evil hour.” (1786) Scene of a farmer using the fate of a ploughed under flower ([[Bellis perennis]]) as a metaphor for life.


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File:WalterScottVictoriaParkHalifaxNovaScotia.jpg|Sir [[Walter Scott]] by Sir [[Francis Chantrey]] (1932)
File:WalterScottVictoriaParkHalifaxNovaScotia.jpg|Sir [[Walter Scott]] by Sir [[Francis Chantrey]] (1932)
File:WilliamAlexanderMonumentVictoriaParkHalifaxNovaScotia.jpg|[[William Alexander, 1st Earl of Stirling|William Alexander Monument]], built of stones from his [[Menstrie Castle]] (1957)
File:WilliamAlexanderMonumentVictoriaParkHalifaxNovaScotia.jpg|[[William Alexander, 1st Earl of Stirling|William Alexander Monument]], built of stones from his [[Menstrie Castle]] (1957) (also see [[Edinburgh Castle#Nova Scotia and Civil War|Edinburgh Castle]])
File:OlandMemorialFountain.png|Oland's Memorial Fountain to his wife (1966)
File:OlandMemorialFountain.png|[[Sidney Culverwell Oland]]'s Memorial Fountain to his wife (1966)
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== See also ==
==See also==
*[[List of Robert Burns memorials]]
* [[Royal eponyms in Canada]]
* [[List of Robert Burns memorials]]


== References ==
== References ==
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==External links==
==External links==
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* [http://ns1763.ca/hfxrm/alexwill.html William Alexander monument]
* [http://ns1763.ca/hfxrm/alexwill.html William Alexander monument]


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[[Category:Urban public parks in Canada]]
[[Category:Urban public parks in Canada]]
[[Category:Robert Burns]]
[[Category:Robert Burns]]


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Victoria Park
Victoria Park
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TypePublic park
LocationHalifax, Nova Scotia
Operated byHalifax Regional Municipality

Victoria Park is an urban park on Spring Garden Road in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, across from the Halifax Public Gardens.

The North British Society erected various monuments and statues: Robert Burns, Sir Walter Scott and William Alexander, 1st Earl of Stirling.[1]

At the south end of the park Sidney Culverwell Oland created a fountain in memory of his wife Linda Oland (1966).[2]

Robert Burns statue

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George A. Lawson created the memorial to Robert Burns in Ayr, inaugurated in 1892. Other versions were circulated to Dublin, Melbourne, Montreal, Winnipeg, Halifax and elsewhere. The statue was cast in Halifax in 1919. On the base of the Rabbie Burns statue are commemorations of the following poems:

  • Front: The Cotter's Saturday Night – “From scenes like these old Scotia’s grandeur springs.” (1786).[3] A "Cotter" (a peasant given a Cottage in exchange for labour) and his family relax on Saturday evening, after a week of work, knowing Sunday is a day of rest.
  • Right: Tam O’Shanter’s Ride – “Ae spring brought off her master hale but left behind her ain grey tail.” (1791) One of Burns most famous poems. A sculpture of the final scene when Tam O'Shanter safely reaches Brig o' Doon after almost being captured by witches.
  • Left: The Jolly Beggars : Love and Liberty - A Cantata (1785)[4] Scene of a group of Ayrshire vagrants drinking one night in Poosie Nansie’s tavern in Mauchline. A maimed homeless veteran sings a song of his long service, fighting first in the Battle of the Plains of Abraham ("the heights of Abram")
  • Back: To a Mountain Daisy, On Turning one Down, With The Plough, in April 1786 – “Wee, modest, crimson-tipped flow’r; Thou’s met me in a evil hour.” (1786) Scene of a farmer using the fate of a ploughed under flower (Bellis perennis) as a metaphor for life.
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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "The Scots and HRM" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-12-25. Retrieved 2016-12-25.
  2. ^ "The Biography of Sidney Culverwell Oland (Veteran) | Pier 21".
  3. ^ "The Cotter's Saturday Night". Spenserians.cath.vt.edu. Archived from the original on March 5, 2017.
  4. ^ "Robert Burns, Analysis of Love and Liberty, A Cantata. The Jolly Beggars".
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