Queen Alexandra Memorial is a Grade I listed building in the Westminster local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 February 1970. A 1926-32 Memorial. 5 related planning applications.

Queen Alexandra Memorial

WRENN ID
gaunt-zinc-azure
Grade
I
Local Planning Authority
Westminster
Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster MP: Rachel Blake (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
5 February 1970
Type
Memorial
Address
Queen Alexandra Memorial, Marlborough Road, St James's Sw1, City of Westminster, SW1A 1BG
OS grid reference
TQ 294 800
Coordinates
51.50467, -0.13675
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Queen Alexandra Memorial is a sculpted fountain located on Marlborough Road in St. James's, Westminster. It was created between 1926 and 1932 by the artist Alfred Gilbert. The memorial is made of bronze and is integrated into the garden wall of Marlborough House. It features finely cast and richly detailed Art Nouveau Gothic elements, including figures of the Virgin and Child accompanied by two female attendants. The small fountain is designed as a miniature weir that overflows into a shallow basin, which serves as the pedestal for the memorial. There are also a pair of bronze lamps flanking the memorial.

Local climate

Queen Alexandra Memorial sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 690 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 95% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 98% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 57% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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