Sir James Shaw Statue, London Road, Kilmarnock is a Grade B listed building in the East Ayrshire local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 3 July 1980. Statue.
Sir James Shaw Statue, London Road, Kilmarnock
- WRENN ID
- frozen-landing-reed
- Grade
- B
- Local Planning Authority
- East Ayrshire
- Constituency
- Kilmarnock and Loudoun MP: Lillian Jones (Lab)
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 3 July 1980
- Type
- Statue
- OS grid reference
- NS 432 378
- Coordinates
- 55.60898, -4.4903
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
The Sir James Shaw Statue, created by sculptor James Fillians in 1848, is located on London Road in Kilmarnock. The statue was re-sited in 1929. It features a Carrara marble figure of Sir James Shaw, which stands on a moulded pedestal and a stepped plinth, with a later added paved concrete tiered base.
The principal elevation includes two wide, modern steps leading up to a two-course granite base. The tall, square pedestal has a bowed front and rear, with an inscription on the front bow that reads: "SIR JAMES SHAW BART, Lord Mayor of London 1805. Born 26th August 1765. Died 22 October 1843. Erected 4th August 1848." The figure of James Shaw is depicted in period dress and mayoral robes, holding a scroll in his right hand while lifting his robe with his left.
Local climate
Sir James Shaw Statue, London Road, Kilmarnock sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,420 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 98% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 97% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 28 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 69% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.2°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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