Memorial to Sir W S Gilbert is a Grade II listed building in the Westminster local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 February 1970. Memorial.

Memorial to Sir W S Gilbert

WRENN ID
dim-chalk-poplar
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
Memorial
Address
Memorial to Sir W S Gilbert, Victoria Embankment Sw1, City of Westminster
OS grid reference
TQ 304 803
Coordinates
51.50716, -0.12161
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The memorial to Sir W. S. Gilbert is located at Charing Cross Pier on Victoria Embankment in the City of Westminster. It was created in 1914 by the sculptor George Frampton. The memorial features a bronze plaque that includes a portrait relief of Gilbert, along with two small figures representing Comedy and Tragedy, all mounted on a granite block.

Local climate

Memorial to Sir W S Gilbert 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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