Statue of Sir James Ramsden is a Grade II listed building in the Westmorland and Furness local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 May 1976. Statue.
Statue of Sir James Ramsden
- WRENN ID
- floating-latch-violet
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Westmorland and Furness
- Constituency
- Barrow and Furness MP: Michelle Scrogham (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 6 May 1976
- Type
- Statue
- Address
- Statue of Sir James Ramsden, Duke Street
- OS grid reference
- SD 196 693
- Coordinates
- 54.11407, -3.2314
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Statue of Sir James Ramsden, located in Barrow in Furness, was erected in 1872. It was sculpted by M Noble of London, with stonework by MacDonald Field and Co of Aberdeen and London. The statue is made of bronze and stands on a granite pedestal and limestone stylobate. The pedestal has a stepped base and is inscribed with: 'IN HONOR/ OF/ SIR JAMES RAMSDEN/ FIRST MAYOR OF THIS BOROUGH/ ERECTED BY PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION/ 1872'. On the left side of the pedestal, there is a bas-relief depicting rural Barrow in 1846, while the right side shows an industrial scene from 1871. The statue features a dentilled cornice and faces north along Abbey Road. Sir James Ramsden is depicted in mayoral robes and chain, holding a chart of Barrow Port. The statue was unveiled in 1872 by the Duke of Devonshire and cost £1,500, with the granite costing an additional £500. Ramsden played a significant role in the development of the town after the arrival of the railway in 1846 and co-founded the Barrow Shipbuilding Company Limited. The statue serves as the centerpiece of Ramsden Square.
Local climate
Statue of Sir James Ramsden sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,670 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 99% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 99% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 19 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 80% of listed buildings. Of these, 8 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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