Edward VII Memorial Statue is a Grade II listed building in the Birmingham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 July 1982. Statue. 8 related planning applications.
Edward VII Memorial Statue
- WRENN ID
- woven-parapet-laurel
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Birmingham
- Constituency
- Birmingham Ladywood MP: Shabana Mahmood (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 8 July 1982
- Type
- Statue
- Address
- Edward VII Memorial Statue, Centenary Square
- OS grid reference
- SP 064 868
- Coordinates
- 52.47979, -1.90696
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Edward VII Memorial Statue, created by sculptor Albert Toft in 1913, is a Grade II listed stone statue of the King depicted in Field Marshal's uniform and Garter Robes. It stands on a high sandstone plinth and features bronze groups representing Education and Progress on the left side, which includes a youth and a boy holding a model of Tower Bridge, and Peace on the right side, represented by a seated female figure with attributes, flowing drapery, and sensitive facial expressions. The front face showcases a more Art Nouveau style in bronze, featuring a crowned drapery niche that contains a small figure of St George and the Dragon. Originally located in Victoria Square in front of the Council House, the statue was later moved to Highgate Park and was relocated to its current position in 2010.
Local climate
Edward VII Memorial Statue 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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- Sale history — 1 transaction since 2017
- Related listed building consents — 8 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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