Drake Statue is a Grade II* listed building in the Plymouth local planning authority area, England. First listed on 1 May 1975. A 19th century Statue.

Drake Statue

WRENN ID
half-timber-violet
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Plymouth
Constituency
Plymouth Sutton and Devonport MP: Luke Pollard (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
1 May 1975
Type
Statue
Address
Drake Statue, the Promenade, City of Plymouth
OS grid reference
SX 476 539
Coordinates
50.36525, -4.14278
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Drake Statue is a memorial located on the Promenade at Hoe in Plymouth, completed in 1884 by sculptor J.E. Boem. It features a square plan with a stepped base leading up to a vermiculated plinth, which transitions into a polished pink granite chest adorned with a moulded white granite cornice. Atop this chest stands a large bronze statue of Sir Francis Drake, who holds a globe in his right hand and rests his left hand on his sword. Surrounding the statue is a low perimeter fence made of granite plinths with chains connecting turned cast-iron stanchions.

Local climate

Drake Statue sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 970 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 77% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 89% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 9 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 92% of listed buildings. Of these, 3 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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