Monument to Sir Briggs is a Grade II listed building in the Newport local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 31 July 1996. Monument.

Monument to Sir Briggs

WRENN ID
weathered-steeple-bittern
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Newport
Constituency
Newport West and Islwyn MP: Ruth Jones (Lab)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
31 July 1996
Type
Monument
Address
Monument to Sir Briggs, Tredegar House, Coedkernew
OS grid reference
ST 287 851
Coordinates
51.56099, -3.02899
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

The monument to Sir Briggs is a mid-19th century stone obelisk with a plinth, situated on a square granite base. The front face features a carved scene depicting a horse and soldier. An inscription below honors the life of the horse "Sir Briggs," who carried his master through various battles in Europe, including the Charge of the Light Brigade in 1854.

Local climate

Monument to Sir Briggs receives an average of 930 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 71% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 72% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 55% 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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