Statue To Reverend Dr Norman Macleod, Cathedral Square, Glasgow is a Grade B listed building in the Glasgow City local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 15 December 1970. Statue.

Statue To Reverend Dr Norman Macleod, Cathedral Square, Glasgow

WRENN ID
mired-gateway-crimson
Grade
B
Local Planning Authority
Glasgow City
Constituency
Glasgow North East MP: Maureen Burke (Lab)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
15 December 1970
Type
Statue
OS grid reference
NS 601 654
Coordinates
55.86208, -4.23629
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

The statue of Reverend Dr. Norman Macleod is located in Cathedral Square, Glasgow. It was created by sculptor John Mossman in 1881, with the plinth designed by D P Low of Haig and Low. The statue features a bronze figure set on a cylindrical granite base.

Local climate

Statue To Reverend Dr Norman Macleod, 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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