Queen Victoria Memorial Gates and Gatepiers, Balustrades, Steps and Retaining Wall with Fountain Framing West End of the Mall is a Grade I listed building in the Westminster local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 February 1970. A C20 Memorial.

Queen Victoria Memorial Gates and Gatepiers, Balustrades, Steps and Retaining Wall with Fountain Framing West End of the Mall

WRENN ID
distant-casement-russet
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
Memorial
Address
Queen Victoria Memorial Gates and Gatepiers, Balustrades, Steps and Retaining Wall with Fountain Framing West End of the Mall, the Mall Sw1, City of Westminster
OS grid reference
TQ 291 798
Coordinates
51.50259, -0.14119
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Queen Victoria Memorial Gates, gatepiers, balustrades, steps, and retaining wall with fountain are located at the west end of The Mall in Westminster. Designed by Sir Aston Webb between 1901 and 1911, these features are part of the Victoria Memorial - Mall scheme that enhances the setting for Buckingham Palace. Constructed from Portland stone and ornamental ironwork, the design reflects Beaux Arts inspired Imperial classicism. The tall, panelled gate piers are adorned with armorial badges or trophies, topped either by trophy-sculptural groups along the main axis or by gilded Rococo candelabra lanterns. The gates feature ironwork influenced by Louis XV and Louis XVI styles. The retaining wall facing St James's Park is rusticated, with buttress-piers and an overflow fountain that flows down to the lake.

Local climate

Queen Victoria Memorial Gates and Gatepiers, Balustrades, Steps and Retaining Wall with Fountain Framing West End of the Mall 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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