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...
This memorial is on the first floor facade of the building, to the left of the windows. The style, with the lettering carved into the bri...
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...
Unusually we have taken our picture of the building from the church's own website - it is much better than ours.
We do find ourselves taking photos of the most unlikely subjects. Our close-up photo would win a "dull picture" prize. It would have be...
We captured this memorial a few years ago (c. 2006) and don't know if it has survived the traffic.