Statue of Sir Sydney Waterlow is a Grade II listed building in the Camden local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 June 1954. Statue.

Statue of Sir Sydney Waterlow

WRENN ID
gentle-spandrel-bone
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Camden
Constituency
Hampstead and Highgate MP: Tulip Siddiq (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
10 June 1954
Type
Statue
Address
Statue of Sir Sydney Waterlow, Waterlow Park
OS grid reference
TQ 286 872
Coordinates
51.5692, -0.14499
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Statue of Sir Sydney Waterlow, located in Waterlow Park, was erected in 1900 and created by the sculptor F.A. Taubman. This bronze statue depicts Sir Sydney Waterlow in contemporary dress, holding a hat and umbrella in his right hand and the keys to the park in his left. It stands on a Portland stone pedestal that is inscribed with the following text: "Sir Sydney H. Waterlow Bart./Donor of this park/1889/Lord Mayor of London 1872-1873/Erected by public subscription 1900."

Historically, Sir Sydney Waterlow donated both Lauderdale House and Waterlow Park to the London County Council in 1889, and the park was opened to the public in 1891.

Local climate

Statue of Sir Sydney Waterlow sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 680 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 99% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 99% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 29 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 66% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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