Statue of William III (In Centre of Square) is a Grade I listed building in the Westminster local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 February 1958. Equestrian statue. 1 related planning application.

Statue of William III (In Centre of Square)

WRENN ID
hushed-quartz-meadow
Grade
I
Local Planning Authority
Westminster
Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster MP: Rachel Blake (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
24 February 1958
Type
Equestrian statue
Address
Statue of William III (In Centre of Square), St James's Square Sw1, City of Westminster, SW1Y 4JH
OS grid reference
TQ 295 803
Coordinates
51.50722, -0.13528
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Statue of William III is an equestrian statue located in the center of St. James's Square in the City of Westminster. It was created in 1807 by John Bacon junior, likely based on a design by his father from 1794. The statue is made of cast bronze and stands on a high stone pedestal with a bow-ended shape, which is set on a plinth that may be older. The depiction shows the King as a Roman general, featuring late 17th-century styled hair, and he is astride a spirited horse. The design is probably inspired by the equestrian statue of William in Queen's Square, Bristol. This statue was commissioned according to the will of Samuel Travers, who died in 1724.

Local climate

Statue of William III (In Centre of Square) 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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