1-217-728 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

Horse Guards Parade, London, 20th Century. The parade ground was used during the medieval period as a tilt-yard (an area for jousts). A spectacular tournament was staged here in 1540 by Henry VIII. The Horse Guards building, designed by William Kent, was constructed in the 1750s. The ceremony of the Trooping of the Colour is staged on Horse Guards Parade every year on the Queen's Official Birthday. Postcard from The Souvenir Album, Views of London And The River Thames, From London To Oxford, (London, 20th Century).