Statue of William Edward Forster is a Grade II listed building in the Westminster local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 February 1958. Memorial statue.

Statue of William Edward Forster

WRENN ID
bitter-pillar-amber
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
Memorial statue
Address
Statue of William Edward Forster, Victoria Embankment Gardens Wc2, City of Westminster
OS grid reference
TQ 310 808
Coordinates
51.51123, -0.11324
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The statue of William Edward Forster is a memorial statue located in Victoria Embankment Gardens, Westminster. It was created in 1890 by the sculptor Richard Pinker. The statue is made of bronze and stands on a granite pedestal.

Local climate

Statue of William Edward Forster 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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