Cadiz Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Westminster local planning authority area, England. First listed on 1 December 1987. Memorial.

Cadiz Memorial

WRENN ID
fading-gravel-fen
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
Memorial
Address
Cadiz Memorial, Horse Guards Parade Sw1, City of Westminster
OS grid reference
TQ 300 800
Coordinates
51.50421, -0.1273
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Cadiz Memorial is a memorial located in Horse Guards Parade, City of Westminster, dating from 1814. It was cast by the Carriage Department at the Royal Arsenal in Woolwich, although it is not signed. The memorial features a striking and exotic design that includes a genuine French mortar mounted on a dramatic Chinese dragon. This is set on a "rustic" cast pedestal that has inscription panels and the Prince of Wales feather. It was erected to commemorate the lifting of the French siege of Cadiz following Wellington's victory at Salamanca.

Local climate

Cadiz Memorial 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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