Described as the "world's tallest three-sided obelisk", it was built as a tribute to the Duke of Wellington. The trust said: "We know how passionate people are about the monument, so the ...

The National Trust is to spend £1.8m to partially repair a crumbling monument. The 175ft (53m) Wellington Monument in Somerset was built in 1817 as a tribute to the Duke of Wellington's victory ...

On searching for “Duke of Wellington quotes,” either ... Some of the most famous include the Wellington Monument (which ...

The Duke of Wellington's legacy still towers over British history today. The hero of Waterloo, vanquisher of Napoleon – poet laureate Alfred Lord Tennyson hailed him as the 'last great Englishman'.

Lieutenant Colonel Sir Richard Fletcher, chief engineer to the Duke of Wellington in the Peninsular war, has a white marble memorial in the north west tower of Westminster Abbey, at the west end of ...

Traversing the good paths along the top brings you to Baslow Edge and the Wellington Monument, a 10-foot high cross that stands proudly on the hillside to commemorate the Duke of Wellington’s ...