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

A Grade I Listed Building in St James's, London

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.5026 / 51°30'9"N

Longitude: -0.1412 / 0°8'28"W

OS Eastings: 529112

OS Northings: 179822

OS Grid: TQ291798

Mapcode National: GBR DH.GJ

Mapcode Global: VHGQZ.HHQG

Plus Code: 9C3XGV35+2G

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

Listing Date: 5 February 1970

Grade: I

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1239086

English Heritage Legacy ID: 416823

Also known as: Maroto Gate
Queen Victoria Memorial Gates And Gatepiers, Balustrades, Steps And Retaining Wall With Fountain Framing West End Of The Mall

ID on this website: 101239086

Location: St James's, Westminster, London, SW1A

County: London

District: City of Westminster

Electoral Ward/Division: St James's

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: City of Westminster

Traditional County: Middlesex

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Greater London

Church of England Parish: St Martin-in-the-Fields

Church of England Diocese: London

Tagged with: Gate

Description

TQ 2979 NW CITY OF WESTMINSTER THE MALL, SW1 90/19 Queen Victoria Memorial: Gates and gatepiers, 5.2.70 balustrades, steps and retaining wall with fountain framing west end of the Mall

G.V. I

Gates, piers, balustrades surrounding Buckingham Palace rondpoint and retaining wall with fountain above west end of St James's Park. 1901-11 by Sir Aston Webb as part of the Victoria Memorial - Mall scheme completing the setting for Buckingham Palace. Portland stone and ornamental ironwork. Beaux Arts inspired Imperial classicism. Tall panelled gate piers with armorial badges or trophies, either surmounted by trophy-sculptural groups on the main axis or by gilded, Rococo, candelabra lanterns; the ironwork of gates of Louis XV/Louis XVI derivation; the retaining wall to St James's Park rusticated with buttress-piers and overflow fountain down to lake.

Listing NGR: TQ2911279822

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