Memorial to Queen Victoria is a Grade II* listed building in the Leeds local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 August 1976. Memorial.
Memorial to Queen Victoria
- WRENN ID
- vast-trefoil-blackthorn
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Leeds
- Constituency
- Leeds Central and Headingley MP: Alex Sobel (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 5 August 1976
- Type
- Memorial
- Address
- Memorial to Queen Victoria, Woodhouse Lane
- OS grid reference
- SE 292 350
- Coordinates
- 53.81111, -1.55791
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Memorial to Queen Victoria is located in Woodhouse Moor, Leeds, and was completed in 1903 by the sculptor George Frampton RA. The memorial features a base and pedestal made of Portland stone, adorned with bronze figures and a frieze. It is approached by four stone steps. The front and rear of the plinth have mouldings, while a continuous frieze displays the words 'INDIA', 'AUSTRALIA', 'CANADA', and 'AFRICA' on scrolled plaques, which are flanked by owls and symbolic foliage.
The tall plinth showcases the royal arms carved in deep relief on the front, and on the rear, it bears the inscription 'RAISED/ BY/ VOLUNTARY SUBSCRIPTION/ OF /CITIZENS/ OF/ LEEDS/ IN THE YEAR/ 1901'. Niches on the sides of the plinth contain seated statues of 'PEACE' on the left and 'INDUSTRY' on the right. The statue of Queen Victoria is depicted enthroned in her coronation robes, with a radiant sun behind her throne. Below the statue, the plinth is inscribed with 'GEO FRAMPTON RA 1903'. Originally, the statue was located in Victoria Square outside the Town Hall and was unveiled on 27 November 1905 before being moved in 1937.
Local climate
Memorial to Queen Victoria receives an average of 870 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 62% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 56% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 41 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 79% of listed buildings. Of these, 22 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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