The Statue of Queen Anne in Minehead, Somerset, England was built in 1719. It is a Grade II* listed building.[1]
Statue of Queen Anne | |
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Location | Minehead, Somerset, England |
Coordinates | 51.2053°N 3.479°W / 51.2053; -3.479 |
Built | 1719 |
Listed Building – Grade II* | |
Official name | Statue of Queen Anne |
Designated | 4 July 1952[1] |
Reference no. | 1207015 |
Location of Statue of Queen Anne in Somerset |
The statue depicts Queen Anne in full court dress.[1] It was designed by Francis Bird, who had previously made a sculpture of the queen for St Paul's Cathedral,[2] after a commission by Sir Jacob Bancks the local member of parliament for Minehead.[3] Statues of the queen were a "fashionable ornament" during her reign.[4]
It was removed from its original site in St Michael's Church during restoration work in 1880. It was to have been placed in the town hall, but following a public subscription for the canopy it was re-erected at its current site in 1893.[5][6]
The statue is made of alabaster. The pedestal and canopy which were added by H. Dare Bryan in 1893 are of Carrara marble. Above the statue is a dentilled pediment and cornice[1]