Statue of the Earl of Pembroke in the Bodleian Courtyard is a Grade II listed building in the Oxford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 June 1972. Statue.

Statue of the Earl of Pembroke in the Bodleian Courtyard

WRENN ID
still-panel-burdock
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Oxford
Constituency
Oxford West and Abingdon MP: Layla Moran (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
28 June 1972
Type
Statue
Address
Statue of the Earl of Pembroke in the Bodleian Courtyard, Radcliffe Square, OX1 3BG
OS grid reference
SP 515 064
Coordinates
51.75403, -1.25453
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The statue of the Earl of Pembroke is located in the Bodleian courtyard and was erected in 1723. It is a bronze standing figure modeled after Rubens, set on a marble pedestal that features an inscription. The statue is likely from the 17th century. The buildings in Radcliffe Square, where the statue is situated, are of great significance as they represent the center of the University of Oxford.

Local climate

Statue of the Earl of Pembroke in the Bodleian Courtyard sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 730 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 77% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 70% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 50% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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