Delight Sculpture in Abbey Wood Park is a Grade II listed building in the Greenwich local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 April 1998. Sculpture.

Delight Sculpture in Abbey Wood Park

WRENN ID
young-chimney-hazel
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Greenwich
Constituency
Erith and Thamesmead MP: Ms Abena Oppong-Asare (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
15 April 1998
Type
Sculpture
Address
Delight Sculpture in Abbey Wood Park, Finchdale Road Se2
OS grid reference
TQ 464 793
Coordinates
51.49436, 0.10767
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The 'Delight' sculpture, created between 1962 and 1967 by A H Gerrard, is located in Abbey Wood Park on the north side of Finchale Road. This piece is made from Portland stone blocks set on a brick and concrete base, with the brick plinth covered in slate panels. The sculpture features a rectangular frieze approximately 27 feet long, showcasing a relief pattern of semi-abstract Cubist dancing figures, which are most clearly visible on the right side. The lines of the sculpture create a contrast with the grid of the underlying blocks. A central slate panel displays the title and the name of the sculptor. Gerrard, although not widely known, was an artist and teacher who focused on this unique style of relief carving, and this work is considered his largest and most significant piece.

Local climate

Delight Sculpture in Abbey Wood Park 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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