Buckingham Palace Riding School is a Grade I listed building in the Westminster local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 February 1970. A Georgian Riding school.

Buckingham Palace Riding School

WRENN ID
vacant-stronghold-ivory
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
Riding school
Period
Georgian
Address
Buckingham Palace Riding School, the Mall Sw1, City of Westminster, SW1A 1AA
OS grid reference
TQ 289 794
Coordinates
51.49922, -0.14352
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Buckingham Palace Riding School is a Grade I listed riding school built in 1764, although its frieze and pediment were added later. The pedimental sculpture, created by W. Theed Junior, dates from 1859. The building features a stucco exterior and a low hipped slate roof, presenting a symmetrical design. It consists of a tall single-storey hall flanked by two-storey blocks at each end, arranged in 13 bays. The windows are arched, and the central three bays project slightly forward, topped with a pediment that includes a sculptural group depicting Hercules and the Thracian horses. Additional decorative elements include a rich acanthus frieze and a timber consoled eaves cornice, with two dormers on the roof.

Local climate

Buckingham Palace Riding School 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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