Statue in Centre of Gardens is a Grade II listed building in the Hammersmith and Fulham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 February 1985. Statue. 11 related planning applications.
Statue in Centre of Gardens
- WRENN ID
- sharp-lead-moss
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Hammersmith and Fulham
- Constituency
- Hammersmith and Chiswick MP: Andy Slaughter (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 14 February 1985
- Type
- Statue
- Address
- Statue in Centre of Gardens, St Peter's Square W6
- OS grid reference
- TQ 220 784
- Coordinates
- 51.49191, -0.24401
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
A bronze statue dated 1879 and sculpted by William Blake Richmond stands in the centre of the gardens. The statue depicts a running youth, presented as nude and idealised. It is mounted on a Portland stone pedestal, which bears an inscription indicating the statue was erected in its current position in 1926.
Local climate
Statue in Centre of Gardens sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 700 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 93% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 94% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 51% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 6 transactions since 2004
- Related listed building consents — 11 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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