Statue of the Duke of Rutland is a Grade II listed building in the Leicester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 March 1975. Statue.
Statue of the Duke of Rutland
- WRENN ID
- plain-attic-quill
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Leicester
- Constituency
- Leicester South MP: Shockat Adam (Ind)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 14 March 1975
- Type
- Statue
- Address
- Statue of the Duke of Rutland, Market Place, City of Leicester
- OS grid reference
- SK 587 044
- Coordinates
- 52.63473, -1.1332
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Statue of the Duke of Rutland, located in the Market Place, was created in 1851 by sculptor Edward Davis. This statue features a cloaked figure made of bronze, standing on a square stone pedestal that has panelled sides and includes an inscription. The statue was formerly situated in Castle Street.
Local climate
Statue of the Duke of Rutland receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 73% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 71% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 63% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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