2019

TQ2879 : Wellington Arch

taken 4 years ago, near to City of Westminster, England

This is 1 of 33 images, with title Wellington Arch in this square
Wellington Arch
Wellington Arch
Wellington Arch

Wellington Arch, also known as Constitution Arch or the Green Park Arch, is a triumphal arch located to the south of Hyde Park in central London and at the western corner of Green Park, where it is isolated on a traffic island. Built nearby between 1826 and 1830 to a design by Decimus Burton, it was moved to its present position in 1882–1883. It once supported an equestrian statue of the 1st Duke of Wellington; the original intention of having it topped with sculpture of a "quadriga" or ancient four-horse chariot was not realised until 1912.
Grade I listed. LinkExternal link
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Grade I and Category A listed buildings and structures

Grade I listed buildings and structures are of exceptional, even international importance. There are over 6,000 in the country. Only 2.5% of listed buildings are Grade I listed.
In Scotland the classification is Category A
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Walking the lines

A few years ago I read a book by Mark Mason "Walking the lines" in which he walked the route of the London Underground lines, overground. I will repeat this visiting all 272 stations (some more than once). My route tries to follow the line of the railway as closely as possible, using footpaths and roads, deviations are made to make the walk more "interesting".


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TQ2879, 1550 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
N Chadwick   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 15 December, 2019   (more nearby)
Submitted
Saturday, 10 October, 2020
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 2844 7980 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:30.1530N 0:9.0534W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 2840 7980
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EAST (about 90 degrees)
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