Statue of Sir Robert Peel is a Grade II listed building in the Tamworth local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 November 1972. Statue.
Statue of Sir Robert Peel
- WRENN ID
- floating-steeple-laurel
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Tamworth
- Constituency
- Tamworth MP: Sarah Edwards (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 9 November 1972
- Type
- Statue
- Address
- Statue of Sir Robert Peel, Market Street, B79 7LR
- OS grid reference
- SK 206 039
- Coordinates
- 52.63309, -1.69568
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Statue of Sir Robert Peel, located in Tamworth, was created in 1853 by the sculptor Matthew Noble. This bronze statue stands on an ashlar plinth, which features a battered design with an inscription and panelled returns. The statue depicts Sir Robert Peel, a prominent figure dressed in contemporary attire and a long cloak. Sir Robert Peel, Baronet of Drayton Manor, lived from 1788 to 1850 and served as the Member of Parliament for Tamworth from 1830 to 1850, as well as Prime Minister from 1841 to 1846.
Local climate
Statue of Sir Robert Peel receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 62% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 73% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 72% 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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