Statue of Alfred Fagon is a Grade II listed building in the Bristol, City of local planning authority area, England. Statue.

Statue of Alfred Fagon

WRENN ID
lapsed-brick-stoat
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Bristol, City of
Constituency
Bristol Central MP: Carla Denyer (Green)
Country
England
Type
Statue
Address
Statue of Alfred Fagon, Junction of Ashley Road and Grosvenor Road, St. Pauls
OS grid reference
ST 597 742
Coordinates
51.46545, -2.58152
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Statue of Alfred Fagon, created in 1987 by David Matusa for the Friends of Fagon Committee, is a Grade II listed structure.

This statue features a bronze bust of Alfred Fagon, which stands 70 centimeters tall and is mounted on a polished black marble pedestal that is 131 centimeters high. The bust depicts Fagon from the waist up, with his left hand extended and his index finger pointing upwards. The artist's signature can be found on the back of the bust. The front face of the pedestal, which faces north-east, bears an inscription that reads: ALFRED FAGON/ 1937 – 1986/ POET PLAYWRIGHT ACTOR/ “THROUGH GRIEF TO HAPPINESS”/ ERECTED/ ON THE FIRST ANNIVERSARY/ OF HIS DEATH,/ 29 AUGUST 1987,/ BY THE FRIENDS OF FAGON.

Local climate

Statue of Alfred Fagon receives an average of 850 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 58% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 62% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 31 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 63% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 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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