Mrs Ramsay Macdonald Memorial Seat on North Side of Gardens is a Grade II listed building in the Camden local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 May 1974. Monument.

Mrs Ramsay Macdonald Memorial Seat on North Side of Gardens

WRENN ID
former-sandstone-rowan
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Camden
Constituency
Holborn and St Pancras
Country
England
Date first listed
14 May 1974
Type
Monument
Address
Mrs Ramsay Macdonald Memorial Seat on North Side of Gardens, Lincolns Inn Fields
OS grid reference
TQ 307 814
Coordinates
51.51671, -0.11737
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Mrs Ramsay MacDonald Memorial Seat is a monument located on the north side of Lincoln's Inn Fields, dating from around 1911. Designed by sculptor R.R. Goulden, it features a curved granite alcove with a seat, topped by a bronze group. The memorial includes a portrait figure of Mrs. MacDonald, depicted seated with her arms outstretched and dressed in Classical robes, surrounded by a group of nine playing children. Beneath the statue, an inscription reads, "This seat placed here in memory of Margaret MacDonald who spent her life in helping others."

Local climate

Mrs Ramsay Macdonald Memorial Seat on North Side of Gardens 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 95% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 98% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 57% 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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