Horse and Rider Sculpture is a Grade II listed building in the Westminster local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 January 2019. Sculpture. 3 related planning applications.
Horse and Rider Sculpture
- WRENN ID
- hallowed-tin-mint
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Westminster
- Constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster MP: Rachel Blake (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 25 January 2019
- Type
- Sculpture
- Address
- Horse and Rider Sculpture, Opposite 180 New Bond Street, London, City of Westminster, W1S 4RL
- OS grid reference
- TQ 290 806
- Coordinates
- 51.50965, -0.14142
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Horse and Rider sculpture, created in 1975 by Dame Elisabeth Frink, is a Grade II listed bronze sculpture commissioned by Trafalgar House. It stands approximately 244 centimeters high on a rough bronze base, which is signed ‘Frink, 1975’ in the top-left corner. This base is set atop a granite plinth that features the inscription "HORSE AND RIDER BY ELISABETH FRINK" on its south face.
The sculpture depicts a horse and rider, both of which are roughly finished and face southwest. The horse is depicted in a walking pose, characterized by a lightly-stylized mane, a shortened tail, and an expressionless gaze, without any saddlery. The rider, a man, is unclothed and barefoot, sitting slightly askew on the horse. His left shoulder is pushed back, allowing his arm to drop with his hand resting casually against the horse’s left flank. His right arm is bent at the elbow, with his hand placed on the horse’s mane. The muscles of both the horse and rider are lightly but clearly defined.
Local climate
Horse and Rider Sculpture 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 3 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
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