Statue Known As the Gilded Duchess, Approximately 120 Metres South of Sculpture Gallery is a Grade II listed building in the Central Bedfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 March 1987. Statue.

Statue Known As the Gilded Duchess, Approximately 120 Metres South of Sculpture Gallery

WRENN ID
hidden-window-pigeon
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Central Bedfordshire
Constituency
Mid Bedfordshire MP: Blake Stephenson (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
16 March 1987
Type
Statue
OS grid reference
SP 965 323
Coordinates
51.98103, -0.59496
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Gilded Duchess is a statue located approximately 120 metres south of the Sculpture Gallery in Woburn Park. It was created in 1875, as indicated by the inscription on the base, which reads "Elkington & Co, Founders. J. E. Boehm fecit 1875". The statue is made of gilded bronze, though much of the gilt has worn away, and it stands on a circular marble plinth that has four pilasters, giving it a square appearance. The total height of the statue is approximately 3 metres. The plinth features a moulded base and cap. The statue depicts a virtually life-size standing figure of the Duchess, dressed in a full-length dress and a cloak with an ermine collar. She faces north, holding a fan in her right hand while lifting her cloak with her left hand. The plinth also has lettering that states "Elizabeth Duchess of Bedford MDCCCLXXV".

Local climate

Statue Known As the Gilded Duchess, Approximately 120 Metres South of Sculpture Gallery sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 720 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 84% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 84% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 54% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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