Statue Of King William III, Cathedral Square, Glasgow is a Grade A listed building in the Glasgow City local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 6 July 1966. Statue.

Statue Of King William III, Cathedral Square, Glasgow

WRENN ID
south-stair-tarn
Grade
A
Local Planning Authority
Glasgow City
Constituency
Glasgow North East MP: Maureen Burke (Lab)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
6 July 1966
Type
Statue
OS grid reference
NS 601 654
Coordinates
55.86181, -4.23632
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

The statue of King William III is located in Cathedral Square, Glasgow, and was presented in 1735 by Governor Macrae of Madras. It features an equestrian bronze representation of William III, depicted as Emperor Constantine, mounted on a tall granite plinth. Notably, the horse's tail is attached with a ball and socket joint, allowing it to move in the wind. The sculptor of this statue is unknown, but a similar equestrian bronze from 1734, which is now in Hull, was created by Peter Scheemakers.

Local climate

Statue Of King William III, Cathedral Square, Glasgow sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,250 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 93% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 80% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 58 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 97% of listed buildings. Of these, 34 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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