Statue of Duke of Wellington is a Grade II listed building in the City of London local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 June 1972. Statue.

Statue of Duke of Wellington

WRENN ID
grim-flue-onyx
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
City of London
Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster MP: Rachel Blake (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
5 June 1972
Type
Statue
Address
Statue of Duke of Wellington, Cornhill Ec3, City and County of the City of London
OS grid reference
TQ 327 811
Coordinates
51.51347, -0.08842
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Statue of the Duke of Wellington, located on the north side of Cornhill, was created in 1844 by the sculptor Sir Francis Chantrey. This bronze equestrian statue stands on a base made of grey granite. Surrounding the statue is a curved cast iron railing that encloses roof lights for the public lavatories situated below.

Local climate

Statue of Duke of Wellington 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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