Statue of Sir John Moore to South of Army Library in Shorncliffe Barracks is a Grade II listed building in the Folkestone and Hythe local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 March 1975. Statue.
Statue of Sir John Moore to South of Army Library in Shorncliffe Barracks
- WRENN ID
- idle-belfry-moss
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Folkestone and Hythe
- Constituency
- Folkestone and Hythe MP: Tony Vaughan (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 March 1975
- Type
- Statue
- Address
- Statue of Sir John Moore to South of Army Library in Shorncliffe Barracks, Sandgate
- OS grid reference
- TR 196 357
- Coordinates
- 51.07898, 1.13506
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The statue of Sir John Moore, located to the south of the Army Library in Shorncliffe Barracks, was created in 1916 by the sculptor John Tweed. This bronze statue depicts the renowned soldier Sir John Moore (1761-1809) in military dress, holding a sword, and is mounted on a stone plinth. Sir John Moore served as the Commandant of the Shorncliffe Camp from 1803 to 1804.
Local climate
Statue of Sir John Moore to South of Army Library in Shorncliffe Barracks receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 70% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 74% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 16 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 84% of listed buildings. Of these, 9 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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