Obelisk to the Rear of Queen Victoria House is a Grade II listed building in the Bristol, City of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 May 2001. Monument.
Obelisk to the Rear of Queen Victoria House
- WRENN ID
- salt-stair-hazel
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Bristol, City of
- Constituency
- Bristol Central MP: Carla Denyer (Green)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 18 May 2001
- Type
- Monument
- Address
- Obelisk to the Rear of Queen Victoria House, Redland Hill
- OS grid reference
- ST 574 748
- Coordinates
- 51.47087, -2.6139
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The obelisk located to the rear of Queen Victoria House was erected around 1817. It is made of limestone and features a bronze inscription tablet. The structure has a tall shaft with a pyramidal top and a moulded base, standing on a square plinth. Each face of the obelisk has fielded panels, and high relief wreaths adorn the sides. The front panel bears an inscription that reads: "This Obelisk was erected by JACOB WILCOX RICKETTS to perpetuate the Memory of HER ROYAL HIGHNESS The much lamented and beloved PRINCESS CHARLOTTE of WALES and SAXE COBURG; Daughter of HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCE REGENT, and Consort to his Serene Highness PRINCE LEOPOLD. This most illustrious Princess, the brightness of whose Character surpasses all transcript, was BORN Jany. 6th 1796. Was MARRIED May 2nd 1816. AND DIED Novr. 6th 1817. Thus were the Vine and Branch of true Whiggism and Britannia's most blooming expectation, by one irresistible stroke, together cut off." This obelisk serves as an unusual public memorial to a royal tragedy and carries interesting political significance.
Local climate
Obelisk to the Rear of Queen Victoria House receives an average of 850 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 58% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 62% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 31 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 63% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 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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