Memorial to the 79th Regiment is a Grade II* listed building in the Bristol, City of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 January 1959. War memorial. 5 related planning applications.

Memorial to the 79th Regiment

WRENN ID
calm-latch-shade
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Bristol, City of
Constituency
Bristol Central MP: Carla Denyer (Green)
Country
England
Date first listed
8 January 1959
Type
War memorial
Address
Memorial to the 79th Regiment, Clifton Down
OS grid reference
ST 569 732
Coordinates
51.45681, -2.62052
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The memorial to the 79th Regiment is a war memorial dating from 1766, originally erected by General Draper. It is constructed from Portland stone with a purple slate roof. The design features a rectangular plinth with angle buttresses, topped by a sarcophagus incorporating scrolled brackets at the corners. An urn with a flame sits atop the sarcophagus. Originally located in the garden of Manilla House, the memorial was moved in 1882 when Manilla Road was built. Its historical significance lies in being an early commemoration of the Indian involvement in the Seven Years War (1759-1762).

Local climate

Memorial to the 79th Regiment receives an average of 850 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 58% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 62% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 31 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 63% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 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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