Statue of King George VI is a Grade II listed building in the Westminster local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 January 1970. Statue. 1 related planning application.

Statue of King George VI

WRENN ID
eternal-gargoyle-grain
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Westminster
Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster MP: Rachel Blake (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
9 January 1970
Type
Statue
Address
Statue of King George VI, Carlton Gardens Sw1, City of Westminster, SW1Y 5AA
OS grid reference
TQ 296 801
Coordinates
51.50525, -0.1338
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Statue of King George VI is a memorial statue created in 1955 by William McMillan. It features a bronze standing figure dressed in Garter robes, positioned on a Portland stone pedestal at the top of the steps leading down to the Mall.

Local climate

Statue of King George VI 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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