Memorial details

Memorial type
Sculptured / Cast group
District
City Of London
Town
City of London
County
Greater London
Country
England
Commemoration
18th Century Wars (1700-1799)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: Late 1856 or Early 1857
    Attended by:
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
63132

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Current location

Guildhall
Gresham Street
City of London
City Of London
Greater London
EC2V 5AE
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 32490 81381
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Sculpture of the Duke of Wellington with an armed figure representing War on the right below and a robed figure with a wreath representing Peace below on the left. All are set on a plinth with a panel showing the charge at Waterloo.
Inscription
ARTHUR WELLESLEY / DUKE OF WELLINGTON/ BORN 1769. DIED 1852. // WISDOM DUTY HONOUR Not visible in images The following has been adopted for the inscription on the Wellington monument, in the Guildhall, London "This monument erected in grateful memory of Arthur Wellesley, who served his country at home and abroad, in peace and war, sixty-three years. Wisdom, duty, honour."
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Wellesley, Duke Of Wellington, Arthur
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Commemorations
  • 18th Century Wars (1700-1799)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,additional
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Sculpture
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble - Carrara
  • Figures
    Measurements: height c2550mm
    Materials: Marble - Carrara
Listing information
Condition
Costs

Memorial: £4966 10s

Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Paid for by The Corporation of London.
Sponsorship
Corporate
Reference
  • The Guildhall of the City of London by J J Baddeley Alderman Sir John James Baddeley, Bt., J.P. Lord Mayor 1921-1922. 7th Ed.
  • Cambridge Independent Press - Saturday 25 October 1856 The following has been adopted for the inscription on the Wellington monument, in the Guildhall, London "This monument erected in grateful memory of Arthur Wellesley, who served his country at home and abroad, in peace and war, sixty-three years. Wisdom, duty, honour."
  • Morning Chronicle - Saturday 18 October 1856 DESCRIPTION OF THE WELLINGTON MEMORIAL AT THE GUILDHALL Detail description of the statue that was "nearing completion"
  • www.flickr.com/photos/mynameismisty/5402962056/in/photostream

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