Marble Statue of Sir Hans Sloane in Grounds of Physic Garden is a Grade II listed building in the Kensington and Chelsea local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 November 1984. Statue.
Marble Statue of Sir Hans Sloane in Grounds of Physic Garden
- WRENN ID
- ancient-flue-bramble
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Kensington and Chelsea
- Constituency
- Chelsea and Fulham MP: Ben Coleman (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 7 November 1984
- Type
- Statue
- Address
- Marble Statue of Sir Hans Sloane in Grounds of Physic Garden, Chelsea Embankment Sw3
- OS grid reference
- TQ 276 777
- Coordinates
- 51.48461, -0.16232
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The marble statue of Sir Hans Sloane, created by Michael Rysbrach in 1737, is located in the grounds of the Physic Garden on Chelsea Embankment. Additionally, there is a lead cistern dated 1676, marked "EE".
Local climate
Marble Statue of Sir Hans Sloane in Grounds of Physic Garden 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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- Rockery to Centre of Chelsea Physic Garden, in North Eastern Segment
- The Physic Garden, Gate Piers and Gates
- Garden Corner
- 14, Chelsea Embankment SW3
- Number 3 and Forecourt Railings
- 15, Chelsea Embankment SW3
- Number 2 and Forecourt Railings
- Number 4 and Forecourt Railings
- 16, Chelsea Embankment SW3
- Number 1 and Forecourt Railings