Winged Figure, including plinth and applied lettering is a Grade II* listed building in the Westminster local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 January 2016. Sculpture. 5 related planning applications.

Winged Figure, including plinth and applied lettering

WRENN ID
rooted-plinth-willow
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Westminster
Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster MP: Rachel Blake (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
19 January 2016
Type
Sculpture
Address
Winged Figure, including plinth and applied lettering, Junction of Holles Street and Oxford Street, John Lewis, 300 Oxford Street, London, City of Westminster, W1C 1DX
OS grid reference
TQ 288 812
Coordinates
51.51512, -0.1445
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Winged Figure is a sculpture by Dame Barbara Hepworth, created in 1963. It was cast by Morris Singer in Walthamstow and is located on the east side of the John Lewis store on Oxford Street, facing the south end of Holles Street.

The sculpture is made of aluminium alloy and features stainless steel rods. It has a concave shape with two wing-like projections of different heights that meet in the center. The wings extend outward from the building on a vertical axis and curve inward towards each other at both the top and bottom. Each wing has an irregularly-shaped hole. Fine steel rods connect the wings diagonally at various points along their outer edges, giving the piece a dynamic sense of movement.

The back of the sculpture is attached to the wall and is supported by a small inverted L-shaped bracket. Below the sculpture, there is an inscription in raised letters that reads: WINGED FIGURE 1963 / BY BARBARA HEPWORTH.

Local climate

Winged Figure, including plinth and applied lettering 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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