| Statue of Queen Anne | |
| Coordinates: | 51.2053°N -3.479°W |
| Location: | Minehead, Somerset, England |
| Built: | 1719 |
| Designation1: | Grade II* listed building |
| Designation1 Offname: | Statue of Queen Anne |
| Designation1 Date: | 4 July 1952 |
| Designation1 Number: | 1207015 |
The Statue of Queen Anne in Minehead, Somerset, England was built in 1719. It is a Grade II* listed building.
The statue depicts Queen Anne in full court dress. It was designed by Francis Bird, who had previously made a sculpture of the queen for St Paul's Cathedral,[1] after a commission by Sir Jacob Bancks the local member of parliament for Minehead.[2] Statues of the queen were a "fashionable ornament" during her reign.[3]
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.[4]
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