Augustus John statue is a Grade II listed building in the New Forest local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 January 2016. Statue. 1 related planning application.
Augustus John statue
- WRENN ID
- still-paling-briar
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- New Forest
- Constituency
- New Forest West MP: Sir Desmond Swayne (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 19 January 2016
- Type
- Statue
- Address
- Augustus John statue, Junction of Bridge Street and Riverside Place, Fordingbridge, Hampshire, Sp6
- OS grid reference
- SU 149 142
- Coordinates
- 50.92739, -1.78907
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Augustus John statue is a Grade II listed bronze sculpture on a limestone plinth, created by Ivor Roberts-Jones between 1964 and 1967. It is located on the east bank of the River Avon in Fordingbridge, Hampshire.
This over-life-size statue stands 1.9 meters tall and portrays the artist Augustus John in his old age. He is depicted bearded, barefoot, and wearing simple clothing, with a striding or lurching gait. His arms are outstretched and his hands are clenched, conveying a sense of purposeful energy. The hands and head are intricately detailed, reflecting a driving, perhaps impatient, expression. The sculpture is mounted on a bronze base, with the limestone plinth inscribed with ‘AUGUSTUS JOHN OM RA / SCULPTED BY / IVOR ROBERTS JONES CE RA’. The front of the plinth features the inscription ‘FORDINGBRIDGE 1928–1961’, while ‘PAINTER’ and ‘1878–1961’ are inscribed on each side.
Local climate
Augustus John statue receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 57% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 80% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 19 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 81% of listed buildings. Of these, 7 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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