Statue of Charles Darwin in Front of Library is a Grade II listed building in the Shropshire local planning authority area, England. Statue.
Statue of Charles Darwin in Front of Library
- WRENN ID
- waiting-porch-crag
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Shropshire
- Constituency
- Shrewsbury MP: Julia Buckley (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Type
- Statue
- Address
- Statue of Charles Darwin in Front of Library, Castle Gates, Shrewsbury
- OS grid reference
- SJ 493 127
- Coordinates
- 52.71042, -2.75079
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The statue of Charles Darwin, created in 1897 by H Montford, is located in front of the library in Shrewsbury. This statue features a seated bronze figure mounted on a polished granite plinth, which is elevated on two steps. The base of the statue includes Darwin's dates and bears the signature of the sculptor, as well as the founders, Broad and Son.
Local climate
Statue of Charles Darwin in Front of Library receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 64% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 92% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 47 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 88% of listed buildings. Of these, 24 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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