Prince's Stand

The Prince's Stand was built in 1879 near Tattenham Corner at the Epsom Racecourse. It faces south onto the racecourse and consists of two storeys, with a stucco exterior. The building features a flat roof that serves as a viewing platform, concealed behind a parapet. The main elevations have vermiculated quoins at the corners, and there is a first-floor verandah supported by iron columns and brackets, topped with a tent-like roof also held up by iron columns. The ground floor includes two French casements flanked by blind panels, while the first floor has two sash windows with glazing bars and two additional French casements.

The racecourse is historically significant as the site of a well-known protest by the Women’s Social and Political Union (WSPU), founded by Emmeline Pankhurst in 1903, which used militant tactics to advocate for women's voting rights. Emily Wilding Davison, a 41-year-old graduate and WSPU member, famously ran across the track during the Derby on 4 June 1913 and was struck by the King's horse, Anmer. She died four days later, and her funeral was organized by the WSPU. There is debate among historians about her intentions that day, but recent analysis of film footage suggests she was attempting to attach a scarf, in the WSPU's colors of purple, white, and green, to the horse's bridle. This scarf was later recovered from the track and is now held in the Parliamentary archives. The listing was updated in 2018 to commemorate the centenary of the 1918 Representation of the People Act.