Statue of Albert, Prince Consort, at Madingley Hall is a Grade II listed building in the South Cambridgeshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 31 May 1985. Sculpture.

Statue of Albert, Prince Consort, at Madingley Hall

WRENN ID
watchful-pilaster-twilight
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
South Cambridgeshire
Constituency
St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire MP: Ian Sollom (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
31 May 1985
Type
Sculpture
Address
Statue of Albert, Prince Consort, at Madingley Hall, High Street
OS grid reference
TL 391 602
Coordinates
52.22275, 0.03627
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The statue of Albert, Prince Consort, is located at Madingley Hall and was created in 1866 by the artist J.H. Foley, R.A. The statue is made of white marble and stands on a grey marble plinth. It depicts an over life-size figure of Albert in the robes of the Chancellor of Cambridge University. The statue is set on a square plinth with a moulded base and surbase. There are four roundels in white marble: three feature female figures symbolizing learning, literature, and science, while the fourth roundel is inscribed. Originally commissioned by the Senate of Cambridge University, the statue was first placed in the entrance hall of the Fitzwilliam Museum before being relocated to its current site in 1956.

Local climate

Statue of Albert, Prince Consort, at Madingley Hall sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 690 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 97% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 85% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 52% 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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