Statue of General Booth in Forecourt of William Booth Memorial Training College is a Grade II listed building in the Southwark local planning authority area, England. Statue.

Statue of General Booth in Forecourt of William Booth Memorial Training College

WRENN ID
roaming-mullion-bramble
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Southwark
Constituency
Dulwich and West Norwood MP: Helen Hayes (Lab)
Country
England
Type
Statue
Address
Statue of General Booth in Forecourt of William Booth Memorial Training College, Champion Park
OS grid reference
TQ 328 760
Coordinates
51.46793, -0.08853
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a statue of General William Booth, the founder of the Salvation Army, located in the forecourt of the William Booth Memorial Training College in Southwark. Created around 1930 by the sculptor G Wade, the statue is made of bronze and stands on a stone pedestal. The pedestal is inscribed with the words "GENERAL WILLIAM BOOTH FOUNDER OF THE SALVATION ARMY BORN APRIL 10TH 1829 PROMOTED TO GLORY AUGUST 20TH 1912".

Local climate

Statue of General Booth in Forecourt of William Booth Memorial Training College 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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