The Queen's Jubilee Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 February 1986. Memorial. 2 related planning applications.
The Queen's Jubilee Memorial
- WRENN ID
- dreaming-corridor-azure
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Taunton and Wellington MP: Gideon Amos (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 21 February 1986
- Type
- Memorial
- Address
- The Queen's Jubilee Memorial, Queen Square, North Curry
- OS grid reference
- ST 319 252
- Coordinates
- 51.02265, -2.97169
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Queen's Jubilee Memorial is a monument dedicated to Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee, built in 1897 by Edmund Buckle, the Diocesan Architect, and constructed by Mr. C. Trask of Stoke-sub-Hamdon. It is made of Ham stone and stands on blue lias steps, with a triangular plan. The memorial features three arched openings topped with Dutch gables on the parapet, and small gables with lead waterspouts at the corners, culminating in a spire. The Dutch gables are intricately carved with the Star of India, the royal coat of arms, and St George and the Dragon, while the small gables display a thistle, a rose, and a shamrock. Each corner pilaster bears an inscription, though it is somewhat eroded, stating, "Her Most Gracious Majesty Queen Victoria completed the 60th year of her reign on June 20th, 1897. This monument was placed here by the loyal and grateful people of North Curry." The ribs of the vault include Latin inscriptions. The entire structure is raised on two steps with irregularly placed block stones, and the original railings are missing. This memorial serves as an important focal point in the square, which was renamed in Queen Victoria's honor, and its construction cost £250.
Local climate
The Queen's Jubilee Memorial receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 50% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 58% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 58% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- Sale history — 1 transaction since 2025
- Related listed building consents — 2 applications
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