Statue of Field Marshal Viscount Wolseley is a Grade II listed building in the Westminster local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 January 1970. Equestrian statue.

Statue of Field Marshal Viscount Wolseley

WRENN ID
fallen-wattle-plover
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
Equestrian statue
Address
Statue of Field Marshal Viscount Wolseley, Horse Guards Parade Sw1, City of Westminster
OS grid reference
TQ 300 801
Coordinates
51.50497, -0.12751
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Statue of Field Marshal Viscount Wolseley is an equestrian statue located in Horse Guards Parade, Westminster. It was created in 1917 by Sir W. Goscombe John. The statue is made of bronze and stands on a pedestal made of Portland stone, with the bronze cast from old guns.

Local climate

Statue of Field Marshal Viscount Wolseley 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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