Statue of William Rathbone is a Grade II listed building in the Liverpool local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 July 1966. Monument. 2 related planning applications.
Statue of William Rathbone
- WRENN ID
- deep-moat-crimson
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Liverpool
- Constituency
- Liverpool Wavertree MP: Paula Barker (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 12 July 1966
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- SJ 377 874
- Coordinates
- 53.38004, -2.9369
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Statue of William Rathbone is a monument located in Sefton Park, completed in 1877 by T. Brock and J.H. Foley. It is positioned facing the lake, on a raised area above the point where a stream emerges. The monument features grey granite steps and a plinth, which includes an inset panel with an inscription detailing Rathbone's birth in 1788 and death in 1868. Additionally, there are reliefs depicting classical scenes that represent three of his significant contributions: education, industry, and charity, created by Brock in 1876. Atop the monument stands a figure made of Portland stone, sculpted by Foley between 1874 and 1877.
Local climate
Statue of William Rathbone sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,050 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 84% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 71% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 22 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 77% of listed buildings. Of these, 10 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.2°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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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 2 applications
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- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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