Erection date: 1830
This horseblock was erected by the desire of the duke of Wellington, 1830.
. . . and what the Duke wants the Duke gets. Though these mounting aids were probably intended for use by all the gentlemen visiting the area's many gentlemen's clubs.
SW1, Waterloo Place
There is one of these horse blocks on each side of the road.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
horse block
Born Arthur Wesley (later Wellesley) in Dublin to Irish parents. After the Ba...
The north face is carved with images of a deer, squirrel, fox and pelican. The opposite face shows a horse, cat, dog and pigeon. The anim...
The plaque is a nasty modern thing, as they are on all these Olympic boxes, so on each one we try to find other more interesting features...
In 1923 the Prince of Wales was Edward, who later became, briefly, King Edward VIII.
We read the Library Time Machine's post about one artist's obsession with painting the large and ornamental gate piers at the entrance to...
