Zemran sculpture is a Grade II listed building in the Lambeth local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 January 2016. Sculpture. 3 related planning applications.
Zemran sculpture
- WRENN ID
- slow-buttress-heath
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Lambeth
- Constituency
- Vauxhall and Camberwell Green MP: Florence Eshalomi (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 19 January 2016
- Type
- Sculpture
- Address
- Zemran sculpture, River Terrace of Queen Elizabeth Hall, Belvedere Road, London, SE1 8XX
- OS grid reference
- TQ 307 803
- Coordinates
- 51.50661, -0.11691
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
'Zemran' is a stainless steel sculpture created by William Pye in 1971 and installed in 1972 on the raised terrace outside the Queen Elizabeth Hall on the South Bank in London. The sculpture stands 5.5 meters high and consists of five semi-abstract forms made of polished stainless steel.
The design features a pair of inclined, undulating tubes that are intended to mimic the rippling reflections seen on water when its surface is disturbed by a cylindrical rod. Additionally, three domed volumes give the impression of large, glistening water droplets. The removal of the weld marks on the tubular columns creates a seamless look, although some junctions remain visible.
In front of the sculpture, a metal plaque set into the pavement reads: "ZEMRAN" / BY WILLIAM PYE (b.1938) / PRESENTED TO THE GREATER LONDON COUNCIL / 3 MAY 1972 / BY NADIA NERINA.
Local climate
Zemran sculpture 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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- Sale history — 1 transaction since 2020
- Related listed building consents — 3 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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