Statue of William III to South West of Building Number 1/87c (Building Number 1/87c Not Included) is a Grade II listed building in the Portsmouth local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 August 1999. Statue.

Statue of William III to South West of Building Number 1/87c (Building Number 1/87c Not Included)

WRENN ID
ragged-timber-onyx
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Portsmouth
Constituency
Portsmouth South MP: Stephen Morgan (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
13 August 1999
Type
Statue
Address
Statue of William III to South West of Building Number 1/87c (Building Number 1/87c Not Included), Main Road, City of Portsmouth
OS grid reference
SU 630 003
Coordinates
50.79944, -1.10668
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Statue of William III, dated 1718, is located to the southwest of Building Number 1/87C at HM Naval Base. The statue was sculpted by Van Noss (Lloyd) and is gilt, standing on an ashlar plinth with a concrete podium. The plinth features a moulded base and cornice, with panelled sides and inscriptions that read "Gulielmo III Optimo Regi" and "Ricardus Norton Humilime O.D." The statue depicts William III dressed as a cloaked Roman General, crowned with a laurel wreath and holding a baton. William III ordered a significant expansion of the naval dockyard in 1690. Originally, the statue stood on the parade ground in front of Long Row and later in front of Admiralty House before being moved to its current location.

Local climate

Statue of William III to South West of Building Number 1/87c (Building Number 1/87c Not Included) receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 52% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 77% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 19 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 79% of listed buildings. Of these, 8 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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