Statue of Thomas Attwood in New Park is a Grade II listed building in the Birmingham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 July 1982. A Victorian Statue. 1 related planning application.

Statue of Thomas Attwood in New Park

WRENN ID
other-sill-yew
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Birmingham
Constituency
Birmingham Hall Green and Moseley MP: Tahir Ali (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
8 July 1982
Type
Statue
Address
Statue of Thomas Attwood in New Park, Turner Street B12
OS grid reference
SP 084 847
Coordinates
52.46089, -1.87756
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Statue of Thomas Attwood, located in New Park, was created in 1859 by the sculptor Peter Hollins. It is a marble standing figure dressed in contemporary attire, positioned on a grey granite pedestal. This pedestal is set on a high octagonal plinth made of ashlar stone, which features a cast iron panelled parapet capping. Originally, the statue was located in Calthorpe Park.

Local climate

Statue of Thomas Attwood in New Park 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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