Statue of George III in Somerset House Quadrangle is a Grade I listed building in the Westminster local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 February 1970. Statue. 35 related planning applications.

Statue of George III in Somerset House Quadrangle

WRENN ID
twelfth-cobble-blackthorn
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 George III in Somerset House Quadrangle, Strand Wc2, City of Westminster
OS grid reference
TQ 307 808
Coordinates
51.51134, -0.11735
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Statue of George III is located in the quadrangle of Somerset House and was erected in 1780. It was sculpted by John Bacon the elder. The statue features a bronze standing figure of George III alongside a lion, set on a Portland stone pedestal. Below the statue, there is a reclining bronze figure of Father Thames, which is raised on a plinth within a balustraded parapet that surrounds a semicircular well in front of the statue. This design is a formal element of the quadrangle conceived by architect William Chambers.

Local climate

Statue of George III in Somerset House Quadrangle 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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