Stone Statue of Edward VI at North Entrance to Ward Block of North Wing at St Thomas' Hospital is a Grade II* listed building in the Lambeth local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 May 1979. Statue.

Stone Statue of Edward VI at North Entrance to Ward Block of North Wing at St Thomas' Hospital

WRENN ID
open-gravel-myrtle
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Lambeth
Constituency
Vauxhall and Camberwell Green MP: Florence Eshalomi (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
30 May 1979
Type
Statue
Address
Stone Statue of Edward VI at North Entrance to Ward Block of North Wing at St Thomas' Hospital, Lambeth Palace Road
OS grid reference
TQ 306 795
Coordinates
51.49977, -0.11882
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The stone statue of Edward VI is located at the north entrance to the ward block of the North Wing at St Thomas' Hospital, designed in 1682 by Nathaniel Hanwell and executed by Thomas Cartwright, the mason for the hospital. The statue depicts Edward VI in period dress and is mounted on a new plinth that features a bronze plaque. This plaque describes the statue as the central figure of a gateway that was originally erected for the old St Thomas' Hospital off Borough High Street. Edward VI is recognized as the founder of the hospital.

Local climate

Stone Statue of Edward VI at North Entrance to Ward Block of North Wing at St Thomas' Hospital 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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