Boswell Statue is a Grade II listed building in the Lichfield local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 February 1952. Statue.
Boswell Statue
- WRENN ID
- fallen-belfry-wind
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Lichfield
- Constituency
- Lichfield MP: Dave Robertson (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 5 February 1952
- Type
- Statue
- Address
- Boswell Statue, Market Square
- OS grid reference
- SK 117 095
- Coordinates
- 52.68387, -1.82744
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Boswell Statue, located in Market Square, Lichfield, was erected in 1908 and created by Percy Fitzgerald. It features an ashlar base with a bronze figure of James Boswell, along with bronze relief panels depicting scenes of Boswell and Dr. Samuel Johnson. The front of the plinth includes an inscription that reads "BOSWELL/ 1740:1795" beneath an armorial crest. The frieze showcases portrait medallions of Boswell's contemporaries. The statue depicts Boswell in contemporary dress, complete with a sword and hat. Surrounding the statue are plain wrought-iron railings, some of which are serpentine in design. Boswell was known as the friend and biographer of Dr. Samuel Johnson, and the statue was made and presented by Percy Fitzgerald, who was both a writer and sculptor, as well as Boswell's biographer.
Local climate
Boswell Statue receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 56% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 75% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 69% 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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