Statue of Marshal Foch is a Grade II* listed building in the Westminster local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 February 1958. Statue.

Statue of Marshal Foch

WRENN ID
unlit-bonework-ebony
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
Statue
Address
Statue of Marshal Foch, Lower Grosvenor Gardens, Victoria, London Sw1, City of Westminster
OS grid reference
TQ 288 791
Coordinates
51.49642, -0.14528
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Statue of Marshal Foch is a Grade II* listed bronze equestrian statue mounted on a pedestal made of Portland stone. The statue, which stands 3.2 meters high, depicts Marshal Foch in service dress, seated on a horse. It is set on a pedestal that is 3.85 meters tall. The south face of the pedestal features the inscription: FOCH/ 1851-1929. The east face bears the words: 'I AM CONSCIOUS/ OF HAVING SERVED ENGLAND/ AS I SERVED MY OWN COUNTRY.' The north face includes a detailed inscription that lists his titles: MARECHAL FERDINAND FOCH/ MARECHAL DE L'ARMEE/ BRITANNIQUE GRAND CROIX DE LA LEGION D'HONNEUR/ MEDAILLE MILITAIRE/ MEMBRE DE L'ACADEMY FRANCAISE GCB/ OM/ DCL/ MARSHAL OF FRANCE 1918/ GENERALISSIMO OF ALLIED ARMIES 1918/ BRITISH FIELD MARSHAL 1919.

Originally, there was an inscribed bronze plaque on the sloping stone of the west face of the pedestal, but this has been removed, leaving only the stone. Additionally, a small stone tablet has been placed in the paving in front of the statue, which reads: CETTE STATUE DU MARECHAL FOCH EST L'OEUVRE DU SCULPTEUR/ FRANCAIS GEORGES MALISSARD (1877-1942)/ ELLE FUT INAUGUREE LE 5 JUIN 1930/ PAR SON ALTESSE ROYALE LE PRINCE DE GALLES.

Local climate

Statue of Marshal Foch 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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