Statue of Sir Robert Peel in Front of Police Training College is a Grade II listed building in the Birmingham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 April 1952. Statue.

Statue of Sir Robert Peel in Front of Police Training College

WRENN ID
hollow-facade-rush
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Birmingham
Constituency
Birmingham Edgbaston MP: Preet Kaur Gill (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
25 April 1952
Type
Statue
Address
Statue of Sir Robert Peel in Front of Police Training College, Pershore Road B5
OS grid reference
SP 063 840
Coordinates
52.45457, -1.90733
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The statue of Sir Robert Peel, located in front of the Police Training College on Pershore Road in Balsall Heath, dates from 1855. This bronze statue depicts a standing figure of Sir Robert Peel dressed in contemporary attire, with a cloak draped over his arm, reflecting an antique style. It is a notable work by the Birmingham sculptor Peter Hollins.

Local climate

Statue of Sir Robert Peel in Front of Police Training College receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 60% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 76% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 75% of listed buildings. Of these, 19 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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