List of monuments to Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
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Wellington Monument may refer to any one of the monuments to Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, (1769 – 1852), a leading British political and military figure of the 19th century, particularly noted for his defeat of Napoleon in the Battle of Waterloo (1815).
This is a list of the monuments erected to him (in rough chronological order):
- A monumental column and statue in his birthplace in Trim, County Meath, Ireland. (1817)[1]
- Wellington Monument, London, on Park Lane, London; a colossal bronze statue of Achilles by Richard Westmacott (1822)[2]
- Wellington Arch on Hyde Park Corner, London, built to a design by Decimus Burton (1825–1827)[3]
- Equestrian statue of the Duke of Wellington, City of London by Francis Leggatt Chantrey (1844)[4]
- Wellington Monument, Old Woodhall Road, Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire, a column with bust on top. (1844)[5]
- Equestrian statue of the Duke of Wellington, Glasgow by Carlo Marochetti (1844)[6]
- Equestrian statue of the Duke of Wellington, Aldershot , originally at Hyde Park Corner, by Matthew Cotes Wyatt (1846)[7]
- A statue of Wellington by the sculptor Thomas Milnes at Woolwich Arsenal, which now stands in Wellington Park (1848)[8]
- Equestrian statue of the Duke of Wellington, East End of Princes Street, Edinburgh. by Sir John Steell (1848–52)[9]
- Wellington Monument, Somerset, in the Blackdown Hills (Commenced 1817, completed in 1854)[10]
This is the Main Monument over looking the town of Wellington of which Arthur Wellesley was duke.
- A statue of Wellington by the sculptor Carlo Marochetti in Leeds, England, which now stands in Woodhouse Moor park (1855).[11]
- A statue in Piccadilly Gardens, Manchester by Matthew Noble. (1855/6)[12]
- A monument in the Great Hall of the Guildhall, London by John Bell (1856)[13]
- Duke of Wellington Statue, The Bulwark, Brecon, Wales, by John Evan Thomas, (1858)[14]
- Wellington Monument, Dublin, by Robert Smirke. The memorial in the Phoenix park is the tallest obelisk in Europe . (Commenced 1817, completed 1861)[15]
- Duke of Wellington Commemorative Column, outside Stratfield Saye House, Hampshire, a column with statue on top, by Carlo Marochetti (1863)[16]
- Wellington's Column in Liverpool by Mr George and Andrew Lawson (1865)[17]
- Wellington Monument, Baslow,Edge Derbyshire. A stone cross(1866)[18]
- Equestrian statue of the Duke of Wellington, Hyde Park Corner, London by Joseph Boehm (1888)[19]
- A monument in St Paul's Cathedral, London, where he is buried. By Alfred Stevens , (completed 1912)[20]
The Duke's horse, Copenhagen, has a monument over his grave at Stratfield Saye House, Hampshire.
Other legacy
- Wellington, New Zealand
- Wellington, Ontario
- Wellington County, Ontario
- Fort Wellington, in Prescott, Ontario
- Wellington—Halton Hills, a Canadian electoral district
- Wellington, Prince Edward Island
- Wellington Parish, New Brunswick
- Wellington, Nova Scotia
- Wellington Street (various)
- Wellesley Street in Toronto, Ontario
See also
References
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- ↑ The Green Park Arch, Wellington Place. 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
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