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

WRENN ID
sombre-slate-mint
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Southwark
Constituency
Dulwich and West Norwood MP: Helen Hayes (Lab)
Country
England
Type
Statue
Address
Statue of Mrs Booth in Forecourt of William Booth Memorial Training College, Champion Park, SE5 8BQ
OS grid reference
TQ 328 760
Coordinates
51.46786, -0.0888
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The statue of Mrs. Booth is located in the forecourt of the William Booth Memorial Training College in Champion Park, Southwark. It was created in 1829 by the sculptor George Edward Wade and the Morris Art Foundry. The statue depicts Mrs. Catherine Booth, who was the wife of General William Booth, the founder of The Salvation Army. It is made of bronze and stands on a grey granite pedestal, which is inscribed with the words: "MRS CATHERINE BOOTH THE ARMY MOTHER BORN JANUARY 17TH 1829 PROMOTED TO GLORY OCTOBER 4TH 1890."

Local climate

Statue of Mrs 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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