The officer's quarters at Knightsbridge Barracks (as the Hyde Park Barracks was then known) in 1880. The Hyde Park Barracks are located in central London, England on the southern edge of Hyde Park. Historically they were often known as Knightsbridge Barracks and this name is still sometimes used informally. Hyde Park Barracks is three-quarters of a mile from Buckingham Palace, close enough for the officers and men of the Household Cavalry to be available to respond speedily to any emergency at the Palace. London is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England. ...
Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the British Isles Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population – Total (mid-2004) – Total (2001 Census) – Density Ranked 1st UK...
Hyde Park is the name of: Hyde Park, a Royal Park in London (the original location) Hyde Park in Sydney - a park some places in the United States of America: Hyde Park, Massachusetts Hyde Park, New York - a town in Dutchess County, New York Hyde Park, Vermont - a town Hyde...
Buckingham Palace and the Victoria Memorial. ...
The term Household Cavalry is used across the Commonwealth of Nations to describe the cavalry of the Household Divisions. ...
The first buildings on the site were constructed for the Horse Guards in 1795, and a riding school and stables designed by Philip Hardwick were added in 1857. These buildings were replaced with new ones by TH Wyatt in the 1880s, which in turn were demolished to make way for modern buildings designed by Sir Basil Spence, and completed in 1970. The most prominent feature is a 29 storey 94 metre tall residential tower, which is one of the two most prominent modern buildings as seen from Hyde Park along with The London Hilton on Park Lane. It has been described as "dramatically modern and uncompromising" [1], but generally arouses less favourable reactions. Lord St John of Fawsley remarked that "Basil Spence's barracks in Hyde Park ruined that park; in fact, he has the distinction of having ruined two parks, because of his Home Office building, which towers above St James's Park." It was voted one of Britain's "top ten eyesores". Horse Guards is also a large building on Whitehall, at the eastern end of Horse Guards Parade. ...
Philip Hardwick [1792]]-1870) was an architect (son of architect Thomas Hardwick Junior and grandson of Thomas Hardwick Senior) particularly associated with transport-related buildings (eg: railway stations, warehouses) in London and elsewhere. ...
Sir Basil Spence (13 August 1907_19 November 1976 was a notable Scottish architect, most famously associated with the Cathedral in Coventry, but also responsible for numerous other buildings in the Modernist style. ...
1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ...
The London Hilton on Park Lane is a hotel and skyscraper, overlooking Hyde Park in the exclusive Mayfair district of London. ...
Norman Anthony Francis St John-Stevas, Baron St John of Fawsley, PC (born May 18, 1929), is a British Conservative politician, author and barrister. ...
Hyde Park is the name of: Hyde Park, a Royal Park in London (the original location) Hyde Park in Sydney - a park some places in the United States of America: Hyde Park, Massachusetts Hyde Park, New York - a town in Dutchess County, New York Hyde Park, Vermont - a town Hyde...
50 Queen Annes Gate 50 Queen Annes Gate is an office block in Westminster, London, overlooking St Jamess Park, which was the main location for the UK Home Office department betweeen 1978 and 2004. ...
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 panoramic view looking north towards Hyde park and barracks Hyde Park Barracks is the base for the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment, which is horsed and carries out mounted (and some dismounted) ceremonial duties on State and Royal occasions in London. These duties include the provision of a Sovereign's Escort, most commonly seen at the present Queen's Birthday Parade (Trooping the Colour) in June each year. Other occasions include those during State Visits by visiting Heads of State, or whenever required by the British monarch. The regiment also mounts the Queen's Life Guard at Horse Guards, which consists of one squadron from each regiment. The Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment is a ceremonial regiment of the British Army. ...
London is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England. ...
Elizabeth II in uniform as Colonel-in-Chief of the Coldstream Guards at the Trooping of the Colour ceremony. ...
Elizabeth II in uniform as Colonel-in-Chief of the Coldstream Guards at the Trooping of the Colour ceremony. ...
A head of state or chief of state is the chief public representative of a nation-state, federation or commonwealth, whose role generally includes personifying the continuity and legitimacy of the state and exercising the political powers, functions and duties granted to the head of state in the countrys...
Sentry of the Grenadier Guards posted outside St Jamess Palace The Queens Guard and Queens Life Guard are the names given to contingents of cavalry and infantry soldiers charged with guarding the official royal residences in London. ...
Horse Guards is also a large building on Whitehall, at the eastern end of Horse Guards Parade. ...
A Squadron is a small unit or formation of cavalry, aircraft (including balloons), or naval vessels. ...
A regiment is a military unit, larger than a company and smaller than a division. ...
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