Statue of George Peabody is a Grade II listed building in the City of London local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 June 1972. Statue. 13 related planning applications.

Statue of George Peabody

WRENN ID
worn-cobalt-larch
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 George Peabody, Royal Exchange Buildings Ec3, City and County of the City of London
OS grid reference
TQ 328 811
Coordinates
51.51391, -0.08657
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Statue of George Peabody, dated 1869, is located in the Royal Exchange Buildings, EC3. Created by W W Storey, it features a large, seated figure made of bronze, which stands on a pedestal crafted from polished pink and grey granite.

Local climate

Statue of George Peabody 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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  • Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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