Statue of Sir Henry Irving is a Grade II listed building in the Westminster local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 February 1958. A C20 Statue.

Statue of Sir Henry Irving

WRENN ID
buried-terrace-barley
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
Statue
Address
Statue of Sir Henry Irving, Charing Cross Road Wc2, City of Westminster
OS grid reference
TQ 299 806
Coordinates
51.50967, -0.12821
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Statue of Sir Henry Irving, located on Charing Cross Road in the City of Westminster, was created in 1910 by Sir Thomas Brock, a Royal Academician. This bronze statue depicts the renowned actor-manager in contemporary dress and stands over life size on a plinth made of Portland stone.

Local climate

Statue of Sir Henry Irving 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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