Statue of Richard Cobden is a Grade II listed building in the Camden local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 May 1974. Statue. 1 related planning application.

Statue of Richard Cobden

WRENN ID
broken-bastion-moth
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Camden
Constituency
Holborn and St Pancras
Country
England
Date first listed
14 May 1974
Type
Statue
Address
Statue of Richard Cobden, Camden High Street
OS grid reference
TQ 291 834
Coordinates
51.53476, -0.13889
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Statue of Richard Cobden, located on Camden High Street, was created around 1868 by W and T Wills. Made of Sicilian marble, the statue depicts Cobden in contemporary dress, with his right hand raised and holding papers in his left hand. He stands on an inscribed pedestal that features carved swags on the side panels. The base of the statue is inscribed with "Cornlaws repealed 1846". Richard Cobden, a Member of Parliament, was a key figure in the successful campaign to repeal the Corn Laws in the 1840s. The statue was erected by public subscription three years after his death, with an inscription noting that Napoleon III was the principal contributor, as Cobden played a significant role in establishing a free trade treaty with France in 1860.

Local climate

Statue of Richard Cobden 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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