Colonel Henry Lunsford plaque

The public map records this plaque for Colonel Henry Lunsford. Its recorded inscription reads: On these steps, once known as Lunsford’s Stairs, the gallant Royalist Colonel Henry Lunsford was killed during the storming of Bristol, 26 July 1643

Colonel Henry Lunsford was a prominent Royalist officer during the English Civil War, remembered for his death in the defense of Bristol against Parliamentarian forces. His demise on Lunsford’s Stairs marked a significant moment in the conflict's local history.