Maiwand Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Reading local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 December 1978. Memorial.
Maiwand Memorial
- WRENN ID
- young-ledge-falcon
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Reading
- Constituency
- Reading Central MP: Matt Rodda (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 14 December 1978
- Type
- Memorial
- Address
- Maiwand Memorial, Forbury Gardens
- OS grid reference
- SU 718 736
- Coordinates
- 51.45696, -0.96745
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Maiwand Memorial, constructed in 1886, is a significant war memorial located in Forbury Gardens. It features a three times life-size cast iron statue of an enraged lion, which weighs 16 tons and was sculpted by George Simmonds, the son of the founder of Simmonds Brewery. The statue is mounted on a rectangular plinth with pilasters that records the names of the fallen. A tablet on the south-west side of the memorial is inscribed with a dedication that honors the bravery and commitment of eleven officers and three hundred and eighteen non-commissioned officers and men of the 66th Berkshire Regiment, who lost their lives during the Afghan campaign of 1879-80, specifically at Girisk, Maiwand, and Kandahar. The inscription includes a quote from General Primrose's dispatch, stating that the actions of the 66th Regiment at the battle of Maiwand on July 27, 1880, exemplified remarkable gallantry and devotion to Queen and Country. The memorial was erected through public subscription.
Local climate
Maiwand Memorial sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 730 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 80% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 73% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 53% 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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