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Wellington Monument

A Grade II Listed Building in Wellington, Hampshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.2534 / 51°15'12"N

Longitude: -0.7799 / 0°46'47"W

OS Eastings: 485244

OS Northings: 151176

OS Grid: SU852511

Mapcode National: GBR D9R.7NN

Mapcode Global: VHDXW.FRKJ

Plus Code: 9C3X763C+92

Entry Name: Wellington Monument

Listing Date: 29 March 1973

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1303266

English Heritage Legacy ID: 137841

Also known as: Wellington Statue

ID on this website: 101303266

Location: Rushmoor, Hampshire, GU11

County: Hampshire

District: Rushmoor

Electoral Ward/Division: Wellington

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Traditional County: Hampshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Hampshire

Church of England Parish: Aldershot St Michael the Archangel

Church of England Diocese: Guildford

Tagged with: Sculpture Monument News article

Description


CLAYCART ROAD 1. 5238 Aldershot Wellington Monument SU 85 SE 2/17 29.3.73 II 2. Bronze equestrian statue of 1846, by Matthew Coates Wyatt, originally placed on the top of Decimus Burton's triumphal arch at Hyde Park Corner (London); removed to the present site 1885. The figure of the Duke of Wellington is seated on the standing horse, with his right arm outstretched holding a baton. The horse's head projects forward. The stone base is rectangular, with a simple plinth moulding, and a wider white stone platform at ground level. Surrounding the monument are 16 guns, vertically arranged as an oval, the exposed muzzles having metal caps to which are attached a continuous chain.

Listing NGR: SU8497151837

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