Statue of Queen Victoria at Approach to Blackfriars Bridge 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 Queen Victoria at Approach to Blackfriars Bridge

WRENN ID
sunken-lead-martin
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 Queen Victoria at Approach to Blackfriars Bridge, Victoria Embankment Ec4, City and County of the City of London
OS grid reference
TQ 316 808
Coordinates
51.51103, -0.10438
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Statue of Queen Victoria, located at the approach to Blackfriars Bridge, was created by C B Birch and is dated 1893 and 1896. This statue features a standing bronze figure on a plinth made of pink granite.

Local climate

Statue of Queen Victoria at Approach to Blackfriars Bridge 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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