Monument To William Walker, Main Street, Kilbirnie is a Grade B listed building in the North Ayrshire local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 2 December 1980. 1 related planning application.

Monument To William Walker, Main Street, Kilbirnie

WRENN ID
shifting-brass-lark
Grade
B
Local Planning Authority
North Ayrshire
Constituency
North Ayrshire and Arran MP: Irene Campbell (Lab)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
2 December 1980
Address
Monument To William Walker, Main Street, Kilbirnie, KA25 7BX
OS grid reference
NS 315 545
Coordinates
55.75489, -4.68546
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

This late 19th-century memorial commemorates William Walker, located on Main Street, Kilbirnie. It takes the form of a statue sculpted by D.W. Stevenson. The monument consists of a square ashlar plinth upon which stands a female figure in flowing robes. The west front of the plinth features a bronze bust of Dr Walker. An inscription is present on the opposite face, reading "Wm Walker MD 1807-1885. In grateful memory of a life devoted to the well-being of the people. The Faithful Physician.” Coiled serpents are positioned on either side of the plinth between the bust and inscription. The figure holds an overturned jar resting on a round pedestal, which is itself encircled by a snake. The right hand of the figure has suffered damage and is no longer present.

Local climate

Monument To William Walker, Main Street, Kilbirnie sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,380 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 97% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 94% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 41 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 79% of listed buildings. Of these, 21 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.2°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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