The Hampstead Figure Sculpture to North of Swiss Cottage Library is a Grade II listed building in the Camden local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 August 1999. Sculpture. 3 related planning applications.
The Hampstead Figure Sculpture to North of Swiss Cottage Library
- WRENN ID
- tired-floor-ebony
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Camden
- Constituency
- Hampstead and Highgate MP: Tulip Siddiq (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 6 August 1999
- Type
- Sculpture
- Address
- The Hampstead Figure Sculpture to North of Swiss Cottage Library, Avenue Road, NW3 3NF
- OS grid reference
- TQ 267 842
- Coordinates
- 51.54261, -0.17366
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Hampstead Figure is a sculpture located to the north of the Swiss Cottage Library, created in 1964 by the artist F E McWilliam. This reclining abstracted female figure is made of bronze and is mounted on a plinth. It is inscribed with the title 'The Hampstead Figure, 1964' and bears the artist's signature. The sculpture was commissioned as part of a group of civic buildings for the borough of Hampstead, designed by Sir Basil Spence, Bonnington and Collins, and it complements the surrounding architecture. F E McWilliam, who lived from 1909 to 1992, was a prominent British sculptor, although many of his public works have not endured well over time.
Local climate
The Hampstead Figure Sculpture to North of Swiss Cottage Library 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 93% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 94% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 51% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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