Statue Of Field Marshall Lord Clyde, George Square, Glasgow is a Grade B listed building in the Glasgow City local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 15 December 1970. Statue. 1 related planning application.

Statue Of Field Marshall Lord Clyde, George Square, Glasgow

WRENN ID
outer-lime-sedge
Grade
B
Local Planning Authority
Glasgow City
Constituency
Glasgow East MP: John Grady (Lab)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
15 December 1970
Type
Statue
OS grid reference
NS 592 653
Coordinates
55.86088, -4.25015
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

The statue of Field Marshall Lord Clyde, created by sculptor J H Foley RA in 1867, is located in George Square, Glasgow. This lifesize bronze statue depicts Lord Clyde in contemporary costume and stands on a polished grey granite stepped plinth.

Local climate

Statue Of Field Marshall Lord Clyde, George Square, Glasgow sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,290 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 94% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 83% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 56 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 95% of listed buildings. Of these, 32 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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