The Waterloo Vase in Buckingham Palace Garden is a Grade I listed building in the Westminster local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 February 1970. A C19 Urn.

The Waterloo Vase in Buckingham Palace Garden

WRENN ID
sunken-doorway-honey
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
Urn
Period
C19
Address
The Waterloo Vase in Buckingham Palace Garden, the Mall Sw1, City of Westminster
OS grid reference
TQ 286 797
Coordinates
51.50181, -0.14837
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Waterloo Vase is a giant ornamental urn located in Buckingham Palace Garden. It was created in 1812 for Napoleon and is made of Carrara marble. After 1815, the vase was enhanced with relief carving by the sculptor Westmacott. The vase stands nearly 15 feet high.

Local climate

The Waterloo Vase in Buckingham Palace Garden 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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