Statue of James II in Front of National Gallery West Wing is a Grade I listed building in the Westminster local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 February 1970. Statue.
Statue of James II in Front of National Gallery West Wing
- WRENN ID
- leaning-pilaster-laurel
- Grade
- I
- Local Planning Authority
- Westminster
- Constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster MP: Rachel Blake (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 5 February 1970
- Type
- Statue
- Address
- Statue of James II in Front of National Gallery West Wing, Trafalgar Square Wc2, City of Westminster, WC2N 5DN
- OS grid reference
- TQ 299 804
- Coordinates
- 51.50848, -0.12901
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The statue of James II, created by Grinling Gibbons, is located in front of the west wing of the National Gallery in Trafalgar Square, City of Westminster. Originally erected in Whitehall, it was later moved to St James's Park before its current placement. The statue is made of bronze and depicts the King as a Roman Emperor, presented in an elegant 'contraposto' pose.
Local climate
Statue of James II in Front of National Gallery West Wing 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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