Harrogate in North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom — Northwestern Europe (the British Isles)

Victoria Gardens

Photographed by Ray Gurganus, April 18, 2025

1. Victoria Gardens Marker

Inscription. Victoria Gardens occupies the site of Harrogate's first covered public market, built in 1874 to the design of Arthur Hiscoe. On 31 January 1937, this building was destroyed by fire and was replaced in 1939 by a new market hall designed by Leonard Clarke.

The present building, funded by the National Provident Institution and developed in partnership with Harrogate Borough Council and Speyhawk Retail PLC (Architects Cullearn & Phillips of Manchester), opened to the public on 9 November 1992. Inspired by Palladio's Basilica at Vicenza, Victoria Gardens continues Harrogate's tradition of quality shopping whilst retaining the market.

As part of the development, Station Square was remodelled and Queen Victoria's monument, built to commemorate the Golden Jubilee of 1887, was cleaned and illuminated by the Borough Council.

Erected 1993 by Harrogate Borough Council.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1874.

Location. 53° 59.562′ N, 1° 32.319′ W. Marker is in Harrogate, England, in North Yorkshire. It is on Market Place. Touch for map.

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Marker is in this post office area: Harrogate, England HG1 1TT, United Kingdom. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in England’s Yorkshire & The Humber.

Globally, it is on the Atlantic Ocean,

in the North Atlantic Region,

in Europe,

in Atlantic Europe,

on one of the British Isles,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Yorkshire Hotel (about 180 meters away, measured in a direct line); Prospect Square (about 210 meters away); La Douche Statue (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); The Stray (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Pickersgill Palliser 1804-1883 (approx. half a kilometer away); The Royal Pump Room (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); Blind Jack (approx. 4.8 kilometers away); World War I Centenary Commemoration (approx. 4.8 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Harrogate.

Victoria Shopping Centre (Victoria Gardens) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by N Chadwick / Geograph Project (via Wikimedia Commons under CC 2.0 license), May 6, 2019

2. Victoria Shopping Centre (Victoria Gardens)

The marker is just out of the picture, to the left.

Credits. This page was last revised on July 7, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 5, 2025, by Ray Gurganus of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 83 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on July 5, 2025, by Ray Gurganus of Washington, District of Columbia. 2. submitted on July 7, 2025. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.