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Wellington Monument

Statue · City of Westminster, Greater London

Depicts Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington

Wellington Monument© Wikimedia CommonsCC BY-SA 2.0

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  • Photo of the memorial: Pedestal, upper inscription, Pedestal, lower inscription
    Pedestal, upper inscription, Pedestal, lower inscription. Photo: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0

Where

At Hyde Park

City of Westminster, Greater London
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Inscription

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 COUNTRYWOMEN. / PLACED ON THIS SPOT ON THE XVIII DAY OF JUNE MDCCCXXII BY COMMAND OF HIS MAJESTY GEORGE IIII.

The names (2)

The names transcribed so far, in the order and spelling engraved. What the stone says about each person is beneath their name; nothing has been added from other records.

  1. Arthur Duke of Wellington

    TO ARTHUR, DUKE OF WELLINGTON

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    Cite this name

    Wellington Monument (City of Westminster, Greater London, United Kingdom), Pedestal, upper inscription, line 1, "TO ARTHUR, DUKE OF WELLINGTON"; automatically extracted from a photograph, not yet checked; Past on Stone (https://pastonstone.com/name/20010/ : accessed 12 November 2026).

    Permanent link: https://pastonstone.com/name/20010/

    Read from: File:Wellington Monument Inscription - geograph.org.uk - 2956588.jpg

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  2. His Majesty George IIII

    HIS MAJESTY GEORGE IIII

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    Cite this name

    Wellington Monument (City of Westminster, Greater London, United Kingdom), Pedestal, lower inscription, line 2, "HIS MAJESTY GEORGE IIII"; automatically extracted from a photograph, not yet checked; Past on Stone (https://pastonstone.com/name/20011/ : accessed 12 November 2026).

    Permanent link: https://pastonstone.com/name/20011/

    Read from: File:Wellington Monument Inscription - geograph.org.uk - 2956588.jpg

    Automatically extracted from a photograph, not yet checked

About this memorial

Erected
1822
Made by
Richard Westmacott

Records of it elsewhere

Nearby

Other memorials within 500 metres.