Equestrian Statue of George I is a Grade II listed building in the Birmingham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 July 1982. Statue.

Equestrian Statue of George I

WRENN ID
riven-lintel-hazel
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Birmingham
Constituency
Birmingham Edgbaston MP: Preet Kaur Gill (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
8 July 1982
Type
Statue
Address
Equestrian Statue of George I, University Road B15
OS grid reference
SP 050 835
Coordinates
52.45007, -1.92716
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Equestrian Statue of George I is a bronze statue of King George I, attributed to the artist J van Ost (Nost) the Elder. This statue was originally installed on Essex Bridge, now known as Grattan Bridge, in Dublin in 1722. It is located on University Road in Edgbaston, Birmingham.

Local climate

Equestrian Statue of George I 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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