Duke of York Column and Steps is a Grade I listed building in the Westminster local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 February 1970. A Nineteenth Century Commemorative column. 4 related planning applications.

Duke of York Column and Steps

WRENN ID
standing-iron-finch
Grade
I
Local Planning Authority
Westminster
Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster MP: Rachel Blake (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
5 February 1970
Type
Commemorative column
Period
Nineteenth Century
Address
Duke of York Column and Steps, Waterloo Place Sw1, City of Westminster
OS grid reference
TQ 297 802
Coordinates
51.50631, -0.13173
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Duke of York Column and Steps is a Grade I listed commemorative column and a focal point for town planning, located at Waterloo Place in the City of Westminster. Built between 1831 and 1834, the column was designed by Benjamin Wyatt, while the bronze statue of the Duke was created by Sir Richard Westmacott. The layout features a grand flight of steps leading down to the Mall and St James's Park, serving as the terminal feature of Nash's Via Triumphalis, situated on the site of the former Carlton House, with the impressive Carlton House Terrace flanking the composition. The column is made of granite and stands in the Tuscan order, rising from a square pedestal. Its capital supports a square balcony, drum, and dome, modeled after Wren's Monument, and is topped by the statue of the Duke in uniform.

Local climate

Duke of York Column and Steps 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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