Victoria Arch is a Grade II listed building in the Leeds local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 August 1976. Memorial arch.

Victoria Arch

WRENN ID
young-fireplace-ash
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 arch
Address
Victoria Arch, Beckett Park
OS grid reference
SE 264 366
Coordinates
53.8256, -1.59986
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Victoria Arch is a memorial arch located in Queen's Wood, likely built in 1766 and altered in 1858. It is constructed from ashlar and coursed squared tooled gritstone. The arch features four giant Ionic columns that support a pediment, which includes later glazed tiles in the frieze and an inscription that reads: "TO COMMEMORATE THE/ VISIT OF/ QUEEN VICTORIA/ FOR THE INAUGURATION/ OF THE TOWN HALL/ TO LEEDS SEP 7 1858." It is believed that the arch was originally erected as a decorative feature when the grounds of Kirkstall Grange were redesigned in 1766.

Local climate

Victoria Arch 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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