Statue of Richard I is a Grade II listed building in the Westminster local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 February 1970. Statue.

Statue of Richard I

WRENN ID
fallen-lantern-crimson
Grade
II
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 Richard I, Old Palace Yard Sw1, City of Westminster
OS grid reference
TQ 302 794
Coordinates
51.49916, -0.12556
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Statue of Richard I is an equestrian statue located in Old Palace Yard, Westminster. It was created in 1860 by Baron Marochetti. The statue is made of bronze and stands on a granite pedestal, which features bronze bas-relief panels.

Local climate

Statue of Richard I 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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