Statue Of James Watt, George Square, Glasgow is a Grade A listed building in the Glasgow City local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 6 July 1966. Statue. 2 related planning applications.

Statue Of James Watt, George Square, Glasgow

WRENN ID
dusted-balcony-raven
Grade
A
Local Planning Authority
Glasgow City
Constituency
Glasgow East MP: John Grady (Lab)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
6 July 1966
Type
Statue
Address
Statue Of James Watt, George Square, Glasgow, G2 1DY
OS grid reference
NS 592 653
Coordinates
55.86102, -4.2512
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

The Statue of James Watt, located in George Square, Glasgow, was created by Francis Chantrey in 1832. This seated bronze statue depicts James Watt, who lived from 1736 to 1819. The statue is set on an elliptical granite pedestal with a square base. In the sculpture, Watt is shown holding a pair of dividers and a map.

Local climate

Statue Of James Watt, 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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