Wellington

Wellington (HM2A9Y)

Location: London, England EC3V 3ND Greater London
Country: United Kingdom
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N 51° 30.809', W 0° 5.305'

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Wellington
Erected
June 18
1844

( plaque behind the statue )
On 19th July 1838. the Court of Common Council of the City of London agreed to a contribution of £500 toward the cost of the above statue of the Duke of Wellington in appreciation of his efforts in assisting the passage of the London Bridge Approaches Act 1827. This act led to the creation of King William Street. The government donated the metal, which is bronze from captured enemy cannon melted down after the Battle of Waterloo, and valued at the time at £1500. The total cost of the statue was £9000. the remainder being raised by public subscription.
The sculptor, Sir Francis Chantrey (1781 to 1841), was commissioned in 1838
but died before the work was completed. It was finished by his assistant Henry Weeks (1807 to 1877).
The Lord Mayor, William Magnay, unveiled the statue on 18th June 1844, the anniversary of Waterloo, in the presence of his guest the King of Saxony.
Adjoining the statue a piece of granite from London Bridge (1825 to 1967) has been set into the pavement by the Corporation of London. The elevational stonework from the same bridge was re-erected over the Colorado River in Lake Havasu City, Arizona, U.S.A. in 1971.
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HM NumberHM2A9Y
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Year Placed1844
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Date Added Sunday, August 12th, 2018 at 10:01am PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)30U E 702021 N 5710948
Decimal Degrees51.51348333, -0.08841667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 51° 30.809', W 0° 5.305'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds51° 30' 48.54" N, 0° 5' 18.3" W
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Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling West
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 1 Cornhill, London England EC3V 3ND, GB
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