The Rifle Brigade War Memorial is a Grade II* listed building in the Westminster local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 January 1970. A C20 War memorial. 8 related planning applications.
The Rifle Brigade War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- stubborn-mullion-rush
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Westminster
- Constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster MP: Rachel Blake (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 14 January 1970
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- The Rifle Brigade War Memorial, Grosvenor Gardens, London, City of Westminster, SW1W 0HH
- OS grid reference
- TQ 287 792
- Coordinates
- 51.49799, -0.14703
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Rifle Brigade War Memorial was erected in 1925 and features sculptures by John Tweed. It is constructed from Portland stone and bronze. The memorial consists of a curving stone screen wall with a central square pylon. The pylon supports a life-sized bronze statue of a First World War rifleman marching forward, wearing a helmet and full equipment, with a rifle slung over his shoulder.
At the ends of the screen wall are life-sized bronze figures: an officer from 1800, when the regiment was formed, with his left hand resting on the hilt of his sheathed sword, and a soldier from 1806, standing at ease with his hands resting on the muzzle of his Baker rifle. The regiment notably distinguished itself in the Peninsular War and the Waterloo Campaign.
Carved in low relief on the central pylon is the regimental badge, below which is the main inscription, reading “IN MEMORY OF / 11,575 OFFICERS / WARRANT OFFICERS / NON-COMMISSIONED / OFFICERS AND / RIFLEMEN OF / THE RIFLE BRIGADE / WHO FELL IN / THE GREAT WAR / 1914 - 1918.”
A stone plaque was added in front of the central pylon after the Second World War, in keeping with the original design. It bears the inscription “AND IN MEMORY / OF 1329 OFFICERS / WARRANT OFFICERS / NON-COMMISSIONED / OFFICERS AND / RIFLEMEN OF / THE CORPS OF / THE RIFLE BRIGADE / WHO FELL IN / THE WORLD WAR / 1939-1945.”
Local climate
The Rifle Brigade War 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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- Sale history — 20 transactions since 1998
- Related listed building consents — 8 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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