Statue of Lieutenant Colonel Ge Benson at Southern End of Beaumont Street is a Grade II listed building in the Northumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 May 1976. Statue. 1 related planning application.

Statue of Lieutenant Colonel Ge Benson at Southern End of Beaumont Street

WRENN ID
strange-loggia-finch
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Northumberland
Constituency
Hexham MP: Joe Morris (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
18 May 1976
Type
Statue
Address
Statue of Lieutenant Colonel Ge Benson at Southern End of Beaumont Street, Hexham
OS grid reference
NY 934 639
Coordinates
54.96988, -2.10368
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The statue of Lieutenant Colonel G.E. Benson is located at the southern end of Beaumont Street and was erected around 1910 through public subscription. This large bronze statue commemorates a Boer War hero, depicted striding forward while holding binoculars. It stands on a high moulded plinth that supports a cube-shaped pedestal. A circular modern verge and flowerbed are situated below the statue.

Local climate

Statue of Lieutenant Colonel Ge Benson at Southern End of Beaumont Street receives an average of 920 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 70% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 70% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 48 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 90% of listed buildings. Of these, 29 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°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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