Monument to Napoleon Prince Imperial at south east corner New College, Royal Military Academy is a Grade II listed building in the Bracknell Forest local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 December 1972. A C19 Monument. 2 related planning applications.

Monument to Napoleon Prince Imperial at south east corner New College, Royal Military Academy

WRENN ID
lone-chimney-wagtail
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Bracknell Forest
Constituency
Bracknell MP: Peter Swallow (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
20 December 1972
Type
Monument
Address
Monument to Napoleon Prince Imperial at south east corner New College, Royal Military Academy, London Road, Sandhurst, GU15 4PE
OS grid reference
SU 863 612
Coordinates
51.34349, -0.76166
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The monument to Napoleon Prince Imperial is located at the southeast corner of New College, Royal Military Academy in Sandhurst. This 19th-century monument features a bronze statue of the Prince Imperial, who lived from 1857 to 1879, created by the sculptor Count Gleichen. The statue depicts him in military uniform and stands on a high, polished granite plinth that has diagonal buttresses at the corners, supporting four bronze eagles. An inscription notes that the statue was funded by subscriptions from over 25,000 officers and men of Her Majesty's forces.

Local climate

Monument to Napoleon Prince Imperial at south east corner New College, Royal Military Academy receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 73% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 64% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 66% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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