Statue of Ik Brunel is a Grade II listed building in the Westminster local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 February 1958. Memorial, statue. 3 related planning applications.

Statue of Ik Brunel

WRENN ID
ragged-chamber-cedar
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
Memorial, statue
Address
Statue of Ik Brunel, Victoria Embankment Sw1, City of Westminster, WC2R 2PY
OS grid reference
TQ 308 807
Coordinates
51.5108, -0.11522
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Statue of I.K. Brunel is a memorial statue located on Victoria Embankment in the City of Westminster. It was created around 1877, with the pedestal designed by Norman Shaw and the statue itself sculpted by Baron Marochetti. The pedestal is made of Portland stone and features a flanking screen, while the statue depicts the renowned engineer in bronze.

Local climate

Statue of Ik Brunel 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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