Statue of Charles II in Square Garden is a Grade II listed building in the Westminster local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 February 1958. Statue.
Statue of Charles II in Square Garden
- WRENN ID
- hidden-remnant-pigeon
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Westminster
- Constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster MP: Rachel Blake (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 February 1958
- Type
- Statue
- Address
- Statue of Charles II in Square Garden, Soho Square W1, City of Westminster
- OS grid reference
- TQ 296 812
- Coordinates
- 51.51541, -0.1323
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Statue of Charles II is located in Soho Square, Westminster. It was created in 1681 by the sculptor Caius Gabriel Cibber. Originally, the statue was placed in the center of Square Garden. It is a life-size figure of the King depicted in light armour and wearing a full bottomed wig. The statue is made of Portland stone, which has suffered from significant weathering over time. In 1875-76, it was moved to Grims Dyke in Harrow Weald but was returned to its original location in the square in 1938.
Local climate
Statue of Charles II in Square Garden 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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