John Smith Statue, Museum Gardens is a Grade II listed building in the Lichfield local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 March 1970. Statue.
John Smith Statue, Museum Gardens
- WRENN ID
- tattered-niche-ivy
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Lichfield
- Constituency
- Lichfield MP: Dave Robertson (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 6 March 1970
- Type
- Statue
- Address
- John Smith Statue, Museum Gardens, Bird Street
- OS grid reference
- SK 113 095
- Coordinates
- 52.68344, -1.83302
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The John Smith Statue, located in Museum Gardens, is a Grade II listed monument commemorating Captain John Smith, the commander of the RMS Titanic, who perished with his ship in 1912. Created by Lady Kathleen Scott in 1914, the statue features a bronze figure of Captain Smith, depicted in an overcoat and cap with his arms folded, standing on a granite base. The plain plinth includes a plaque at the front with lettering and an inscription above. The Titanic disaster resulted in the loss of 1,513 lives, making it one of the greatest maritime tragedies. Captain Smith was originally from Staffordshire.
Local climate
John Smith Statue, Museum Gardens 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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- 1 Memorial to Captain George Henry Smith, Hull Western Cemetery
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- 4 Smith Monument in the Churchyard About One Metre North of Tower of Church of St James
- 5 Statue of Captain Scott at West End of Building Number 1/87c (Building Number 1/87c Not Included)
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