Statue of William IV to North East of St Mary's Gate is a Grade II listed building in the Greenwich local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 June 1973. Statue.

Statue of William IV to North East of St Mary's Gate

WRENN ID
rusted-stair-elm
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
Statue of William IV to North East of St Mary's Gate, Greenwich Park Se10
OS grid reference
TQ 385 775
Coordinates
51.4799, -0.0065
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The statue of William IV, created in 1844 by Samuel Nixon, is made of granite and depicts the King in the uniform of a high admiral. Originally, this statue was located in King William Street, City, and is now situated to the northeast of St Mary's Gate.

Local climate

Statue of William IV to North East of St Mary's Gate 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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