Statue of King Edward VII is a Grade II listed building in the Sheffield local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 June 1973. Statue.

Statue of King Edward VII

WRENN ID
ghost-newel-sunrise
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Sheffield
Constituency
Sheffield Central MP: Abtisam Mohamed (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
28 June 1973
Type
Statue
Address
Statue of King Edward VII, Fitzalan Square
OS grid reference
SK 357 874
Coordinates
53.38286, -1.46465
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Statue of King Edward VII is a memorial statue located in Fitzalan Square, Sheffield, and was created in 1913 by Alfred Drury. The statue is made of bronze, granite, and ashlar, depicting a standing figure that is larger than life size. It is mounted on a square pedestal with a cornice and a moulded plinth. Each side of the pedestal features bronze reliefs depicting allegorical scenes, while the north and south ends display coats of arms. The base is made of corniced ashlar and includes two steps that are rounded at the north and south ends.

Local climate

Statue of King Edward VII receives an average of 890 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 65% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 53% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 76% of listed buildings. Of these, 21 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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