Public art & sculpture · North Wales
Jubilee Memorial
Jubilee Memorial in Wales North, United Kingdom.
John Lord — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Jubilee Memorial is a public sculpture in Wales North, United Kingdom, dating from 1887. Britain's public art ranges from Henry Moore reclining figures and Anthony Gormley installations to the Angel of the North and the surviving statues of empire.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Jubilee Memorial, Harrogate, is a Grade II listed building. It is a Gothic Revival stone memorial in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England, commemorating the 1887 golden jubilee of Queen Victoria. It was donated to Harrogate by its mayor, Richard Ellis, designed by architect Arthur Bown, and unveiled by the Marquis of Ripon. The monument is built of sandstone in three storeys, with granite shafts and a Sicilian marble statue of Queen Victoria by sculptor William John Seward Webber. The lowest storey is a square stone plinth, which carries the dedications. The middle storey contains the statue of Victoria. The upper storey is the carved stone canopy, in the form of a spire.
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Background
Description
This is a Grade II listed building, designed by the local architect Arthur Bown of H. E. and A. Bown, Harrogate. It was constructed by Richardson of Scarborough, and it contains a statue of Queen Victoria executed by William John Seward Webber. According to English Heritage, the canopy was also carved by Webber. <blockquote>This is a statue of the Queen in white marble ... The statue finds a place in a stone structure in the Decorated Gothic style, verging upon the Perpendicular. There are, so to speak, three stories. The lower one forms the pedestal. This is square, and has at each angle a granite shaft, surmounted by a lion rampant and shield. One of the panels bears an inscription…
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- Coordinates
- 53.3835, -2.8624
- District
- Liverpool
- Parish
- Liverpool, unparished area
- Postcode
- L25 5JY
- Parliamentary constituency
- Liverpool Garston
- Established
- 1887
Sources
- wikidata: Q26320980 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Jubilee Memorial, Harrogate (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Jubilee Memorial?
- Jubilee Memorial is in North Wales, United Kingdom (postcode L25 5JY), in the parish of Liverpool, unparished area.
- When was Jubilee Memorial built?
- Built or established in 1887.
- Is Jubilee Memorial free to visit?
- Yes, Jubilee Memorial is free to enter.
- How do I get to Jubilee Memorial?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode L25 5JY. It sits within the Liverpool Garston parliamentary constituency.