Royal Arsenal Statue of the Duke of Wellington is a Grade II listed building in the Greenwich local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 June 1973. Statue.

Royal Arsenal Statue of the Duke of Wellington

WRENN ID
stark-tracery-pigeon
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Greenwich
Constituency
Greenwich and Woolwich MP: Matthew Pennycook (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
8 June 1973
Type
Statue
Address
Royal Arsenal Statue of the Duke of Wellington, Plumstead Road Se18
OS grid reference
TQ 440 792
Coordinates
51.49356, 0.07387
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Royal Arsenal Statue of the Duke of Wellington, located on the north side of Plumstead Road in the Royal Arsenal, was created in 1848 by T. Milnes. This statue is made of Portland stone and depicts the Duke in military uniform, holding a broken sword and a roll of plans. His cloak rests on a piece of ordnance, with cannon balls positioned behind him. Historically, the Duke served as the Master General of Ordnance from 1818 to 1827. The statue was relocated from the Tower of London in 1863.

Local climate

Royal Arsenal Statue of the Duke of Wellington 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 98% 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 29 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 68% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 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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