Statue of Alfred Lord Tennyson is a Grade II listed building in the Lincoln local planning authority area, England. First listed on 2 October 1969. Statue.

Statue of Alfred Lord Tennyson

WRENN ID
kindled-foundation-aspen
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Lincoln
Constituency
Lincoln MP: Mr Hamish Falconer (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
2 October 1969
Type
Statue
Address
Statue of Alfred Lord Tennyson, Minster Green
OS grid reference
SK 978 718
Coordinates
53.23508, -0.5353
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The statue of Alfred, Lord Tennyson is located in Lincoln and was created in 1905 by the artist G F Watts, RA. It is a bronze standing figure accompanied by a dog, set on an ashlar pedestal that features plaques on the east and west sides. The pedestal is raised on an ashlar plinth consisting of three steps. The statue underwent restoration in 1970.

Local climate

Statue of Alfred Lord Tennyson receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 75% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 84% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 62% 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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