Wellington Arch is a Grade I listed building in the Westminster local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 January 1970. A C19 Triumphal arch.

Wellington Arch

WRENN ID
grey-transept-claret
Grade
I
Local Planning Authority
Westminster
Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster MP: Rachel Blake (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
9 January 1970
Type
Triumphal arch
Address
Wellington Arch, Hyde Park Corner Sw1, City of Westminster
OS grid reference
TQ 284 797
Coordinates
51.50254, -0.15081
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Wellington Arch is a Grade I listed triumphal arch located at Hyde Park Corner in the City of Westminster. It was erected in 1846 and designed by Decimus Burton. The arch is made of Portland stone and features a single archway flanked by coupled fluted Corinthian columns and pilasters, topped with a heavy cornice. The arch is adorned with sculptured plaques and is surmounted by a bronze sculptured group of winged victory in a chariot drawn by four horses, designed by Adrian Jones and installed in 1912. The arch now contains a police station.

Local climate

Wellington Arch sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 700 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 93% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 94% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 51% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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