Blake Statue is a Grade II* listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 March 1950. Statue.
Blake Statue
- WRENN ID
- blind-shingle-heron
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Bridgwater MP: Sir Ashley Fox (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 March 1950
- Type
- Statue
- Address
- Blake Statue, Cornhill, Bridgwater
- OS grid reference
- ST 298 370
- Coordinates
- 51.12837, -3.00358
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Blake Statue, located in Bridgwater, was created in 1898 by D W Pomeroy. This statue depicts Admiral Blake in a vigorous, more-than-lifesize representation, dressed in 17th-century costume. Originally positioned in front of the Corn Exchange, it has been moved to face down Cornhill, with its right arm outstretched, pointing toward Christ Church Unitarian Chapel on Dampiet Street. The statue stands on a square base above a corniced granite plinth, which features recessed square panels on each side. The rear and sides of the statue are adorned with lively, finely-detailed bronze low-relief scenes that illustrate the Admiral's victories at sea and the return of his body to Plymouth Sound in 1657. An inscription on the front states, "Robert Blake born in this town 1598 died at sea 1657." The base is supported by granite steps that rise to a 20th-century circular brick dais.
Local climate
Blake Statue receives an average of 830 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 55% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 65% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 26 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 72% of listed buildings. Of these, 9 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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