The Conduit recreation park had only been opened for a few years, when this monument to Prince Albert was added in 1864. After that it became known as Albert Park.

Albert was hard working, and is probably best remembered for his work on the Great Exhibition. He died at a youngish age. The Queen mourned his loss for a long time, and so apparently did the nation, at a time when a lot of new civic amenities were being built.

Albert is so high up that he spent the whole millennium summer with a tennis ball wedged between his legs.