 Horse Guards from St. James's Park, with the London Eye in the background. |
 The eastern extrance of HM Treasury at the end of Horse Guards. |
Horse Guards Road, usually just Horse Guards, is a road in the City of Westminster, London. It runs south from The Mall, down to Birdcage Walk.
To the west of the road is St James's Park and to the east are various government buildings, including the Old Admiralty Buildings, the Cabinet Office, Downing Street, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, and HM Treasury. Also to the east is a large courtyard, Horse Guards Parade, where the annual Trooping of the Colour ceremony is held in the presence of the reigning monarch.
The road runs roughly parallel with Whitehall and The Mall.
Horse Guards is also a large building on Whitehall, at the eastern end of Horse Guards Parade. It was once the headquarters of the whole British Army and is now the headquarters of its London District. Horse Guards is always guarded by troopers of the Household Cavalry, both mounted and on foot.
The Royal Horse Guards was a Household Cavalry regiment of the British Army, now amalgamated into the Blues and Royals. There was also a titular regiment, the Horse Guards, which actually consisted of several independent troops: see Horse Guards Regiment. The Governor General's Horse Guards are the Household Cavalry in Canada, and part of the Commonwealth of Nations Household Division.
|
