Prince Albert Statue is a Grade II listed building in the Wolverhampton local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 February 1977. Statue. 1 related planning application.
Prince Albert Statue
- WRENN ID
- low-string-heron
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wolverhampton
- Constituency
- Wolverhampton West MP: Warinder Juss (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 3 February 1977
- Type
- Statue
- Address
- Prince Albert Statue, Queen Square, City of Wolverhampton, WV1 1TQ
- OS grid reference
- SO 914 986
- Coordinates
- 52.58591, -2.12815
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Prince Albert Statue is an equestrian statue located in Queen Square, Wolverhampton, and was created in 1866 by T. Thorneycroft. It features a bronze statue mounted on a granite plinth. The rectangular plinth, which stands on two steps, has mouldings beneath rusticated panels, and the plain top displays inscriptions that read: "ALBERT : PRINCE CONSORT : BORN 1819/DIED 1861 : ERECTED BY SUBSCRIPTION/INAUGURATED BY THE QUEEN NOVEMBER 1866." The statue depicts Albert in military uniform, seated on a standing horse. This inauguration is noted to have been Queen Victoria's first public engagement following Albert's death.
Local climate
Prince Albert Statue receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 54% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 74% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 69% 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
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