Statue of Sir Joshua Reynolds in Burlington House Courtyard is a Grade II listed building in the Westminster local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 February 1970. A Modern Statue.

Statue of Sir Joshua Reynolds in Burlington House Courtyard

WRENN ID
standing-cobalt-wax
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
Statue
Period
Modern
Address
Statue of Sir Joshua Reynolds in Burlington House Courtyard, Piccadilly W1, City of Westminster
OS grid reference
TQ 292 805
Coordinates
51.50889, -0.13937
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The statue of Sir Joshua Reynolds is located in the courtyard of Burlington House and was erected in 1931 by Alfred Drury. It features a bronze standing figure mounted on a corniced stone pedestal.

Local climate

Statue of Sir Joshua Reynolds in Burlington House Courtyard 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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