Memorial details

Memorial type
Composite
District
East Lindsey
Town
Woodhall Spa
County
Lincolnshire
Country
England
Commemoration
Waterloo Campaign (1815)
Maker
Col. Richard Elmhurst (Builder)
Ceremony
  • Placed
    Date: 1844
    Attended by: Col. Richard Elmhurst
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
88634

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Current location

In a field on the north west side of the road.
Wellington Monument
Monument Road
Woodhall Spa
East Lindsey
Lincolnshire
LN10 6UN
England

OS Grid Ref: TF 19892 65209
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
An octagonal obelisk constructed from granite blocks on a rectangular two stepped base surmounted by a bust of the Duke of Wellington. There is an inscribed inset panel on Face 1 of the base, and on Face 3 half way up the obelisk there are two incised characters. The obelisk sits in a field adjacent to the Waterloo Wood.
Inscription
Face 1: WATERLOO WOOD/ RAISED FROM ACORNS, SOWN/ IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE MEMORABLE/ BATTLE OF WATERLOO, WHERE VICTORY/ WAS ACHIEVED BY THAT GREAT/ CAPTAIN OF THE AGE, HIS GRACE THE/ DUKE OF WELLINGTON. COMMANDING/ THE BRITISH FORCES. AGAINST THE/ FRENCH ARMS. COMMANDED BY/ NAPOLEAN BONAPARTE. THE 18th/ OF JUNE 1815 WHICH MOMENTOUS/ VICTORY, GAVE GENERAL PEACE TO EUROPE./ THIS MONUMENT ERECTED BY RD. E. 1844 Face 3: R +
Inscription legible?
no
Commemorations
  • Waterloo Campaign (1815)
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Obelisk
    Measurements: height 1100mm
    Materials: Granite
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Private

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