Statue of Sir F H Royce is a Grade II listed building in the Derby local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 February 1977. Statue.
Statue of Sir F H Royce
- WRENN ID
- wild-facade-laurel
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Derby
- Constituency
- Derby South MP: Baggy Shanker (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 February 1977
- Type
- Statue
- Address
- Statue of Sir F H Royce, Victory Road, City of Derby
- OS grid reference
- SK 362 323
- Coordinates
- 52.88764, -1.46302
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Statue of Sir F H Royce is a Grade II listed conventional bronze statue commemorating the pioneer of the motor car and partner of C S Rolls. Created by the artist Derwent Wood R A in 1921, it stands on a stone pedestal base. The statue was originally installed in the Arboretum in 1923, moved to the Riverside Gardens in 1972, and then relocated to Victory Road in 1990.
Local climate
Statue of Sir F H Royce receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 65% 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 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 60% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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