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List of monuments to Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington

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Victorian London, Originally published in The Queen's London : a Pictorial and Descriptive Record of the Streets, Buildings, Parks and Scenery of the Great Metropolis, 1896 . Accessed September 2014
184:, his former London home. Completed in 1846, the enormous scale of the 40 ton, 30 feet (9 m) high monument resulted in its removal in 1883, and the following year it was transported to 140:. The statue does feature the bicorne cocked hat associated with him, but it is in his hand, not on his head. The statue is often "defaced" by the placing of a traffic cone on Wellington's head. 406: 969: 66:. The monument takes the form of an eighteen metre high upended cannon. It is thought that the column was intended to carry at statue at the top, which was never installed. (1850s) 1265: 1327: 1299: 342: 1294: 100: 1064: 1096: 1281: 962: 161: 1286: 121: 1322: 955: 926: 364: 1027: 786: 468: 1069: 993: 1022: 999: 978: 33: 1059: 684: 582: 319: 1016: 1010: 168:(1846). In 1838 a proposal to build a statue of Wellington resulted in the building of a giant statue of him on his horse 17: 757: 557: 199: 814: 689: 416: 227: 37:(1769–1852), a leading British political and military figure of the 19th century, particularly noted for his defeat of 1044: 1032: 1054: 245:, which now stands in Woodhouse Moor park (1855). His boots have been painted red, presumably by local students. 137: 1260: 1253: 223: 1248: 1243: 535: 511: 411: 301: 76: 393: 357: 305: 213: 177: 793: 1120: 839: 192: 104: 1162: 1108: 1038: 655: 1235: 1147: 1113: 1004: 368: 353: 329: 1207: 1049: 379: 323: 270: 129: 296:
Engraving of Dublin's Wellington Testimonial including the never completed equestrian statue
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Stone statue of the Duke leaning against Copenhagen in Lower Newmarket Street,
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where he led Anglo-Portuguese troops against French troops in the 1809 in the
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List of titles and honours of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
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at Woolwich Arsenal, which now stands in Wellington Park (1848)
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Equestrian statue of the Duke of Wellington, Hyde Park Corner
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A large stone monument built upon the Iron Age hill fort of
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Equestrian statue of the Duke of Wellington, City of London
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Equestrian statue of the Duke of Wellington, East End of
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Equestrian statue of the Duke of Wellington, Aldershot
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has "Erected June 16, 1844" inscribed into its plinth.
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Monuments to Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
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Wellington Monument in Piccadilly Gardens, Manchester
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where it still stands near the Royal Garrison Church.
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Equestrian statue of the Duke of Wellington, Glasgow
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A monumental column and statue in his birthplace in
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This memorial in 815:"1861 – Wellington Monument, Phoenix Park, Dublin" 332:in Liverpool by Mr George and Andrew Lawson (1865) 93:on Hyde Park Corner, London, built to a design by 27:The following is a list in chronological order of 1314: 118:, Lincolnshire, a column with bust on top (1844) 607:"The Duke of Wellington by Matthew Cotes Wyatt" 1028:William Wellesley-Pole, 3rd Earl of Mornington 114:Wellington Monument, Old Woodhall Road,  963: 894:Discovering Derbyshire and the Peak District 712:"The Duke of Wellington by Baron Marochetti" 737:"Statues in Piccadilly Gardens, Manchester" 1323:Lists of monuments and memorials to people 994:Catherine Wellesley, Duchess of Wellington 970: 956: 234:, from which Wellington's title was taken. 1023:Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquess Wellesley 840:"Duke of Wellington Commemorative Column" 536:"Statue: Duke of Wellington statue - EC2" 979:Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington 291: 280:Duke of Wellington Statue, The Bulwark, 259: 198: 143: 34:Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington 924: 913:The Green Park Arch, Wellington Place. 790:Where We Are & Local History Brecon 320:Duke of Wellington Commemorative Column 237:A statue of Wellington by the sculptor 191:A statue of Wellington by the sculptor 14: 1315: 1017:Anne Wellesley, Countess of Mornington 863: 632:"Duke of Wellington, by Thomas Milnes" 203:Wellington statue, in the East End of 1011:Garret Wesley, 1st Earl of Mornington 951: 792:. Brecon Town Council. Archived from 164:, originally at Hyde Park Corner, by 673: 487:"Achilles (The Wellington Monument)" 48: 475:. RICH RENNICKS. November 11, 2013. 378:, has a monument over his grave at 24: 690:National Heritage List for England 417:Waterloo Memorial (disambiguation) 339:, Derbyshire. A stone cross (1866) 152:his charger statue on Round Hill, 25: 1339: 1033:Henry Wellesley, 1st Baron Cowley 528: 356:, London, where he is buried. 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Index

Wellington Monument
monuments
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
Napoleon
Battle of Waterloo
Pen Dinas
Cardigan Bay
Aberystwyth
Trim, County Meath
Wellington Monument, London
Achilles
Richard Westmacott
Wellington Arch
Decimus Burton
Equestrian statue of the Duke of Wellington, City of London
Francis Leggatt Chantrey
equestrian statue
Woodhall Spa
Equestrian statue of the Duke of Wellington, Glasgow
Carlo Marochetti
Royal Exchange Square
Glasgow
Gallery of Modern Art

Copenhagen
Aldershot
Equestrian statue of the Duke of Wellington, Aldershot
Matthew Cotes Wyatt
Copenhagen
Wellington Arch

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