Statue of Thomas Sutton in Front of Founder's Court, Charterhouse School is a Grade II listed building in the Waverley local planning authority area, England. First listed on 1 February 1991. Statue.

Statue of Thomas Sutton in Front of Founder's Court, Charterhouse School

WRENN ID
quiet-screen-pearl
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Waverley
Constituency
Godalming and Ash MP: Sir Jeremy Hunt (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
1 February 1991
Type
Statue
Address
Statue of Thomas Sutton in Front of Founder's Court, Charterhouse School, Hurtmore Road, Godalming
OS grid reference
SU 963 450
Coordinates
51.19635, -0.62314
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The statue of Thomas Sutton is located in front of Founder's Court at Charterhouse School. It was created in 1911 by the sculptor W Goscombe John. The statue is made of ashlar and bronze and stands on a circular podium with four steps. The circular plinth features console brackets on roll-moulded plinths, which are set diagonally to support four bronze panels that display the name of the figure, coats of arms, and the date of erection. The statue is topped with a moulded cornice and depicts Thomas Sutton in period costume, holding a scroll that may represent the foundation charter. Thomas Sutton is known for founding the school in London in 1611.

Local climate

Statue of Thomas Sutton in Front of Founder's Court, Charterhouse School receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 74% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 56% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 66% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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