Statue of Thomas Guy in Courtyard of Guys Hospital, Pedestal and Railings is a Grade II listed building in the Southwark local planning authority area, England. Statue. 4 related planning applications.

Statue of Thomas Guy in Courtyard of Guys Hospital, Pedestal and Railings

WRENN ID
vast-vestry-storm
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Southwark
Constituency
Bermondsey and Old Southwark MP: Neil Coyle (Lab)
Country
England
Type
Statue
Address
Statue of Thomas Guy in Courtyard of Guys Hospital, Pedestal and Railings, St Thomas Street
OS grid reference
TQ 328 801
Coordinates
51.50429, -0.08791
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The statue of Thomas Guy, the founder of Guy's Hospital, is located in the center of the forecourt of the hospital. It was created in 1734 by the sculptor Scheemakers. The statue is made of bronze and stands on a later stone pedestal, which features bronze religious reliefs on two sides. The statue is enclosed by a square of wrought-iron railings that are raised on two steps.

Local climate

Statue of Thomas Guy in Courtyard of Guys Hospital, Pedestal and Railings 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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