Statue of Oliver Cromwell in Front of Westminster Hall is a Grade II listed building in the Westminster local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 February 1970. Statue.

Statue of Oliver Cromwell in Front of Westminster Hall

WRENN ID
old-tower-vale
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 Oliver Cromwell in Front of Westminster Hall, Parliament Square Sw1, City of Westminster
OS grid reference
TQ 301 795
Coordinates
51.49984, -0.12583
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The statue of Oliver Cromwell, located in front of Westminster Hall, is a commemorative statue created in 1899 by the sculptor Hamo Thornycroft. It features a bronze figure of Cromwell standing on a Portland stone base, accompanied by a lion.

Local climate

Statue of Oliver Cromwell in Front of Westminster Hall 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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