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Latitude: 51.5042 / 51°30'15"N
Longitude: -0.1273 / 0°7'38"W
OS Eastings: 530071
OS Northings: 180026
OS Grid: TQ300800
Mapcode National: GBR HG.LY
Mapcode Global: VHGQZ.RG17
Plus Code: 9C3XGV3F+M3
Entry Name: Cadiz Memorial
Listing Date: 1 December 1987
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1357126
English Heritage Legacy ID: 210216
Location: Westminster, London, SW1A
County: Westminster
Electoral Ward/Division: St James's
Built-Up Area: City of Westminster
Traditional County: Middlesex
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Greater London
Church of England Parish: St Martin-in-the-Fields
Church of England Diocese: London
TQ 3080 SW CITY OF WESTMINSTER HORSE GUARDS PARADE,
83/83 SW1
Cadiz Memorial
G.V. II
Memorial. 1814, cast by the Carriage Department, Royal Arsenal Woolwich but not
signed. Cast iron and bronze. Remarkable exotic design comprising a genuine
French mortar mounted on a dramatic Chinese dragon, set on a "rustic" cast
pedestal with inscription panels and Prince of Wales feather. Set up to
commemorate the lifting of the French siege of Cadiz following Wellington's
victory at Salamanca.
Listing NGR: TQ3007180026
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