Statue of Francis Russell 5th Duke of Bedford is a Grade II listed building in the Camden local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 October 1951. Statue.

Statue of Francis Russell 5th Duke of Bedford

WRENN ID
sheer-panel-martin
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Camden
Constituency
Holborn and St Pancras
Country
England
Date first listed
24 October 1951
Type
Statue
Address
Statue of Francis Russell 5th Duke of Bedford, Russell Square
OS grid reference
TQ 301 819
Coordinates
51.52117, -0.12537
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The statue of Francis Russell, 5th Duke of Bedford, was created in 1809 by Sir Richard Westmacott. It features a bronze figure of the Duke dressed in Roman attire, surrounded by groups of allegorical figures related to agriculture. The statue stands on a granite pedestal with a stepped base.

Local climate

Statue of Francis Russell 5th Duke of Bedford 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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