Statue of General Havelock in South West of Park, Building Hill Nz 3984 5639 is a Grade II listed building in the Sunderland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 November 1978. Statue.

Statue of General Havelock in South West of Park, Building Hill Nz 3984 5639

WRENN ID
waiting-banister-poplar
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Sunderland
Constituency
Sunderland Central MP: Lewis Atkinson (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
10 November 1978
Type
Statue
Address
Statue of General Havelock in South West of Park, Building Hill Nz 3984 5639, Mowbray Park
OS grid reference
NZ 398 563
Coordinates
54.90074, -1.38029
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Statue of General Havelock is located in the south-west of Mowbray Park on Building Hill. It was created in 1861 by the sculptor Behnes and features a founder's mark from The Statue Foundry in Pimlico, London. The statue is made of bronze and stands over life size, depicting General Havelock in military uniform with a sword in hand. It is placed on a high stepped base and a tall square granite plinth. An inscription on the plinth reads: "Born 5 April 1775 at Ford Hall, Bishopwearmouth. Died 24 November 1857 at Dil Koosha, Lucknow."

Local climate

Statue of General Havelock in South West of Park, Building Hill Nz 3984 5639 sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 720 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 83% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 95% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 27 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 71% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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