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Title
Wellington Monument
Date
1852
Medium
bronze & stone
Measurements
H 244 x W (?) x D (?) cm (E);
Plinth: H 213 x W (?) x D (?) cm (E)
Accession number
LD3_DO_S026
Acquisition method
commissioned by the Corporation of Brecon
Work type
Statue
Work status
extant
Listing status
Grade II (England and Wales)
Unveiling date
1856
Listing date
16/12/76
Access
at all times
Inscription description
etched on the front of the pedestal: WELLINGTON / MDCCCLII; and below that: THIS STATUE, MODELLED FROM LIFE / BY THE LATE JOHN EVAN THOMAS F.S.A., J.P. / DEPUTY LIEUTENANT AND HIGH SHERIFF / OF THE COUNTY OF BRECKNOCK, / WAS PRESENTED BY HIM / TO HIS NATIVE TOWN IN THE YEAR 1856.; on the back of the pedestal: PICTON / MDCCCXV; below the relief to the right: WATERLOO; below the relief to the left: PENINSULA
B4601, Brecon
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