Horse and Rider sculpture, High Street, Winchester is a Grade II listed building in the Winchester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 2 May 2017. Sculpture.
Horse and Rider sculpture, High Street, Winchester
- WRENN ID
- western-baluster-stoat
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Winchester
- Constituency
- Winchester MP: Dr Danny Chambers (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 2 May 2017
- Type
- Sculpture
- OS grid reference
- SU 478 295
- Coordinates
- 51.06327, -1.31814
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Horse and Rider sculpture, created by Dame Elisabeth Frink, was originally commissioned by Trafalgar House in 1975. This particular cast of the sculpture was installed on the south side of High Street at its junction with Trafalgar Street in Winchester in 1983.
The sculpture is made of bronze and stands approximately 244 centimeters high on a rough base set into brick paving, which is surrounded by a brick retaining wall. Both the horse and rider are roughly finished, facing northwest. The horse is depicted in a walking pose, featuring a lightly-stylized mane, a shortened tail, and an expressionless gaze, without any saddlery.
The rider is a man who is unclothed and barefoot. He sits slightly askew on the horse, with his left shoulder pushed back, allowing his arm to drop and his hand to rest casually against the horse's left flank. His right arm is bent forward 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, High Street, Winchester receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 56% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 54% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 59% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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