2012
TQ2880 : Wellington Monument Inscription
taken 13 years ago, near to Marylebone, Westminster, England
This is 1 of 2 images, with title starting with Wellington Monument in this square
Wellington Monument Inscription
The inscription on the Dartmoor granite base of the Wellington Monument (TQ2880 : Hyde Park, Wellington Monument) reads:
TO ARTHUR DUKE OF WELLINGTON
AND HIS BRAVE COMPANIONS IN ARMS
THIS STATUE OF ACHILLES
CAST FROM CANNON TAKEN IN THE VICTORIES
OF SALAMANCA, VITTORIA, TOULOUSE, AND WATERLOO
IS INSCRIBED
BY THEIR COUNTRY WOMEN
PLACED ON THIS SPOT
ON THE XVIII DAY OF JUNE MDCCCXXII
BY COMMAND OF
HIS MAJESTY GEORGE IIII.
TO ARTHUR DUKE OF WELLINGTON
AND HIS BRAVE COMPANIONS IN ARMS
THIS STATUE OF ACHILLES
CAST FROM CANNON TAKEN IN THE VICTORIES
OF SALAMANCA, VITTORIA, TOULOUSE, AND WATERLOO
IS INSCRIBED
BY THEIR COUNTRY WOMEN
PLACED ON THIS SPOT
ON THE XVIII DAY OF JUNE MDCCCXXII
BY COMMAND OF
HIS MAJESTY GEORGE IIII.
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- Grid Square
- TQ2880, 2123 images (more nearby 🔍)
- Photographer
- David Dixon (more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Thursday, 17 May, 2012 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Tuesday, 22 May, 2012
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
TQ 2830 8000 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:30.2627N 0:9.1700W - Camera Location
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OSGB36: TQ 2830 8000
- View Direction
- NORTH (about 0 degrees)
