Statue of Lord Byron is a Grade II listed building in the Westminster local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 January 1970. Statue.

Statue of Lord Byron

WRENN ID
noble-solder-auburn
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Westminster
Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster MP: Rachel Blake (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
14 January 1970
Type
Statue
Address
Statue of Lord Byron, Hyde Park W2, City of Westminster
OS grid reference
TQ 283 799
Coordinates
51.50432, -0.15182
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Statue of Lord Byron is a Grade II listed statue located in Hyde Park, Westminster. It was erected in 1880 and sculpted by R.C. Belt. The statue is made of bronze and depicts a seated male figure on a marble pedestal, which was supplied later by the Greek Government.

Local climate

Statue of Lord Byron sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 700 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 93% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 94% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 51% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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