George Iv Statue, George Street, Edinburgh is a Grade A listed building in the City of Edinburgh local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 13 January 1966. Statue.

George Iv Statue, George Street, Edinburgh

WRENN ID
grim-rampart-linden
Grade
A
Local Planning Authority
City of Edinburgh
Constituency
Edinburgh North and Leith MP: Tracy Gilbert (Lab)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
13 January 1966
Type
Statue
OS grid reference
NT 253 740
Coordinates
55.95352, -3.19728
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

The George IV Statue, located on George Street in Edinburgh, was created by Sir Francis Chantrey in 1831. This bronze statue of George IV stands on a large square plinth made of ashlar stone. The central section of the plinth is battered and features the inscription "GEORGE IV VISITED SCOTLAND MDCCCXXII."

Local climate

George Iv Statue, George Street, Edinburgh 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 76% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 53% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 43 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 81% of listed buildings. Of these, 25 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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