Portrait figure of Elisabeth Frink is a Grade II listed building in the Harlow local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 January 2016. Sculpture. 1 related planning application.
Portrait figure of Elisabeth Frink
- WRENN ID
- gaunt-pinnacle-mist
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Harlow
- Constituency
- Harlow MP: Chris Vince (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 19 January 2016
- Type
- Sculpture
- Address
- Portrait figure of Elisabeth Frink, West Walk, Essex, Cm20
- OS grid reference
- TL 444 099
- Coordinates
- 51.76982, 0.09259
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The portrait figure of Elisabeth Frink, created in 1956 by F E McWilliam, is located off Westgate in Harlow town centre. This life-size bronze sculpture stands approximately 1.83 meters high on a concrete plinth. Frink is depicted barefoot, dressed in jeans and a T-shirt with rolled-up sleeves. Her head is turned to one side, showcasing finely modeled facial features and a stylized representation of her piled-up hair. The hands are positioned loosely at her sides, and the feet are slightly splayed. The rough finish of the sculpture was achieved by molding small pieces of clay from which the bronze was cast. A small bronze plaque mounted on the plinth bears the inscription 'PORTRAIT FIGURE / by F.E. McWILLIAM / ACQUIRED BY THE HARLOW ART TRUST WITH / THE AID OF THE CONTEMPORARY ART SOCIETY'.
Local climate
Portrait figure of Elisabeth Frink sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 700 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 92% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 89% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 50% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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