Statue of William Pitt the Younger (On Axis at South End of Square Garden) is a Grade II listed building in the Westminster local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 February 1958. Statue.
Statue of William Pitt the Younger (On Axis at South End of Square Garden)
- WRENN ID
- late-forge-thyme
- 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 William Pitt the Younger (On Axis at South End of Square Garden), Hanover Square W1, City of Westminster
- OS grid reference
- TQ 289 810
- Coordinates
- 51.51364, -0.14366
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The statue of William Pitt the Younger, located at the south end of Hanover Square Garden in the City of Westminster, was created in 1831 by Sir Francis Chantrey. It features a bronze standing figure of Pitt in contemporary dress, set upon a granite pedestal.
Local climate
Statue of William Pitt the Younger (On Axis at South End of Square Garden) 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- Sale history — 3 transactions since 2006
- No related consent applications matched
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