Equestrian Statue of Stapleton Cotton Viscount Combermere is a Grade II* listed building in the Cheshire West and Chester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 January 1972. A Victorian Monument. 12 related planning applications.
Equestrian Statue of Stapleton Cotton Viscount Combermere
- WRENN ID
- mired-loft-juniper
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Constituency
- Chester North and Neston MP: Samantha Dixon (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 10 January 1972
- Type
- Monument
- Period
- Victorian
- Address
- Equestrian Statue of Stapleton Cotton Viscount Combermere, Grosvenor Road, CH1 2DN
- OS grid reference
- SJ 403 658
- Coordinates
- 53.18654, -2.89359
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The equestrian statue of Stapleton Cotton, Viscount Combermere, is a cenotaph located on Grosvenor Road in Chester, erected in 1865. Designed by Baron C Marochetti, the statue is made of bronze and stands on a granite plinth. It depicts the Viscount in field marshal's uniform on a horse that is at rest but alert, with one hoof raised.
The plinth features several inscriptions: on the south-west end, it reads "ERECTED IN HONOUR OF STAPLETON COTTON VISCOUNT COMBERMERE FIELD MARSHAL," while the north-east end states "BORN. 1773. DIED. 1865." The south-east side lists significant battles including Flanders, Lincelles, The Douro, Talavera, Torres Vedras, Busaco, Villa Garcia, Llerena, Castrajon, Ciudad Rodrigo, Elbodon, The Pyrenees, Orthes, and Toulouse. The north-west side mentions the Cape of Good Hope, Mallavelly, Seringapatam, West Indies, and Bhurtpore.
Additionally, it is noted that Thomas Gould, a soldier who fought alongside Viscount Combermere in several of these battles, is buried in the former graveyard of St Bridget's Church, which is now a grassed roundabout island located 70 meters north-east of the cenotaph.
Local climate
Equestrian Statue of Stapleton Cotton Viscount Combermere receives an average of 890 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 66% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 78% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 31 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 62% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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