Bust of Edward VII is a Grade II listed building in the Tower Hamlets local planning authority area, England. Monument.

Bust of Edward VII

WRENN ID
outer-quartz-lake
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Tower Hamlets
Constituency
Bethnal Green and Stepney MP: Rushanara Ali (Lab)
Country
England
Type
Monument
Address
Bust of Edward VII, Mile End Road E1
OS grid reference
TQ 351 819
Coordinates
51.52047, -0.05365
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Bust of Edward VII, erected in 1911 by a few freemasons of the Eastern District of London, is located on the green in front of No 39 Mile End Road. It features a pink tapered marble plinth that rises from a stepped base and supports a bronze bust of Edward VII.

Local climate

Bust of Edward VII 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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