21 Bench Seats Set on Embankment Pavement is a Grade II listed building in the Westminster local planning authority area, England. First listed on 1 December 1987. Street furniture.
21 Bench Seats Set on Embankment Pavement
- WRENN ID
- tattered-soffit-rook
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Westminster
- Constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster MP: Rachel Blake (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 1 December 1987
- Type
- Street furniture
- Address
- 21 Bench Seats Set on Embankment Pavement, Victoria Embankment Sw1, City of Westminster
- OS grid reference
- TQ 306 806
- Coordinates
- 51.5093, -0.11923
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The 21 bench seats set on the embankment pavement were designed by Lewis and G F Vulliamy and date from 1872 to 1874. These public seats are made of cast iron and feature timber slats. Each bench is a long structure with curved backs, supported by cast iron brackets. The terminal arm-brackets are designed as winged sphinxes, except for the bench located opposite the junction with Horseguards Avenue, which features seated camels instead. These benches are recognized as original street furniture and are an integral part of the Embankment's design.
Local climate
21 Bench Seats Set on Embankment Pavement sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 690 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 95% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 98% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 57% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°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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