Hms Nelson: Statue of Lion in Southeast Corner of Garden of the Wardroom is a Grade II listed building in the Portsmouth local planning authority area, England. Statue.
Hms Nelson: Statue of Lion in Southeast Corner of Garden of the Wardroom
- WRENN ID
- worn-flue-dale
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Portsmouth
- Constituency
- Portsmouth South MP: Stephen Morgan (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Type
- Statue
- Address
- Hms Nelson: Statue of Lion in Southeast Corner of Garden of the Wardroom, Queen Street, City of Portsmouth
- OS grid reference
- SU 637 002
- Coordinates
- 50.79854, -1.09619
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The statue of a lion is located in the southeast corner of the garden of The Wardroom at HMS Nelson in Portsmouth. Originally part of the barrack block at HMS Nelson Barracks, building No. 14, this carving dates from 1847 to 1848 and was moved to its current location in the late 20th century. The statue is made of ashlar and depicts a large, snarling lion in a couchant position, supporting a banner.
Local climate
Hms Nelson: Statue of Lion in Southeast Corner of Garden of the Wardroom 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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