Statue of Erasmus Wilson to South of Royal Sea Bathing Hospital is a Grade II listed building in the Thanet local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 October 1990. Statue.

Statue of Erasmus Wilson to South of Royal Sea Bathing Hospital

WRENN ID
salt-tower-laurel
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Thanet
Constituency
Herne Bay and Sandwich MP: Sir Roger Gale (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
23 October 1990
Type
Statue
Address
Statue of Erasmus Wilson to South of Royal Sea Bathing Hospital, Canterbury Road
OS grid reference
TR 343 704
Coordinates
51.38505, 1.36696
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a statue of Erasmus Wilson, located to the south of the Royal Sea Bathing Hospital in Margate. It was created around 1890 and is made of bronze, depicting Erasmus Wilson (1809-1884) in an academic gown. The statue stands on a granite plinth. Erasmus Wilson is known for bequeathing the chapel and the 1883 wings to the hospital.

Local climate

Statue of Erasmus Wilson to South of Royal Sea Bathing Hospital sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 710 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 87% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 67% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 8 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 94% of listed buildings. Of these, 4 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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