Statue of General Wolfe, to East of Royal Observatory is a Grade II listed building in the Greenwich local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 June 1973. Monument. 2 related planning applications.

Statue of General Wolfe, to East of Royal Observatory

WRENN ID
swift-wattle-thistle
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Greenwich
Constituency
Greenwich and Woolwich MP: Matthew Pennycook (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
8 June 1973
Type
Monument
Address
Statue of General Wolfe, to East of Royal Observatory, Greenwich Park Se10
OS grid reference
TQ 389 773
Coordinates
51.47782, -0.00081
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Statue of General Wolfe, located to the east of the Royal Observatory in Greenwich Park, was created in 1930 by sculptor Dr. R Tait McKenzie. This bronze figure depicts General Wolfe holding a telescope and stands on a square stone plinth that is elevated by four shallow steps and one tall step. The plinth bears an inscription that reads, "This monument, the gift of the Canadian people, was unveiled on the 5th of June 1930 by Le Marquis de Montcalm." The surface of the plinth shows significant pitting due to bomb fragments.

Local climate

Statue of General Wolfe, to East of Royal Observatory 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 96% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 99% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 52% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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