Machine Gun Corps Memorial is a Grade II* listed building in the Westminster local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 February 1970. Memorial.
Machine Gun Corps Memorial
- WRENN ID
- dusk-marble-elm
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Westminster
- Constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster MP: Rachel Blake (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 5 February 1970
- Type
- Memorial
- Address
- Machine Gun Corps Memorial, Piccadilly W1, City of Westminster
- OS grid reference
- TQ 284 798
- Coordinates
- 51.5032, -0.15073
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Machine Gun Corps Memorial is a Grade II* listed structure featuring a bronze statue and machine guns, with a pedestal made of pale grey Italian marble. The memorial showcases a standing naked figure representing David, who holds a two-handed sword. This figure stands on a tall, square pedestal that has lower wings, each supporting a Vickers machine gun that is accurately depicted. Each gun is adorned with two laurel wreaths around the barrel, and beneath each gun is a tin helmet and a tool bag. The front of the pedestal bears the inscription: “ERECTED TO / COMMEMORATE / THE GLORIOUS / HEROES / OF THE / MACHINE GUN / CORPS / WHO FELL IN / THE GREAT / WAR / Saul hath slain his thousands / but David his tens of thousands.” On the reverse side of the memorial, there is a detailed inscription that outlines the history of the unit and its casualties.
Local climate
Machine Gun Corps Memorial 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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