Statue of Queen Victoria Opposite Portico of Assize Courts is a Grade II listed building in the Cheshire West and Chester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 February 1985. Statue.
Statue of Queen Victoria Opposite Portico of Assize Courts
- WRENN ID
- rough-groin-jet
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Constituency
- Chester North and Neston MP: Samantha Dixon (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 February 1985
- Type
- Statue
- Address
- Statue of Queen Victoria Opposite Portico of Assize Courts, Castle Square, Chester Castle
- OS grid reference
- SJ 404 658
- Coordinates
- 53.18605, -2.89234
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The statue of Queen Victoria is located on a pedestal opposite the portico of the Assize Courts in Chester. It was created by sculptor F.W. Pomeroy and is dated 1903. The statue is made of bronze and stands on an ashlar plinth designed by Harry Beswick. The square base features two steps and a moulded plinth inscribed with a dedication that reads: "THIS STATUE WAS ERECTED IN HONOUR OF / A GOOD AND BELOVED QUEEN / AND IN GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE OF HER LONG AND GRACIOUS REIGN / BY HER MAJESTY'S LOYAL SUBJECTS / IN THE COUNTY AND CITY OF CHESTER / AD 1903." The front of the base displays the Royal coat of arms, while the Chester City and Earl of Chester's Arms are positioned on the left and right sides, respectively, with the cypher V.R. intertwined at the rear. Above the base is a cornice. The statue depicts Queen Victoria in her coronation robes, holding an orb and sceptre, adorned with a lace head-dress and an Imperial crown.
Local climate
Statue of Queen Victoria Opposite Portico of Assize Courts receives an average of 890 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 66% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 78% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 31 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 62% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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