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...
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Note that this is not an English Heritage blue plaque, and no one else is taking the credit either.
Cookery writer. Born as Elizabeth Gwynne into a wealthy family. Travelled in Europe and around the Mediterranean, spending some years in Cairo, where she married in 1944. Returned to England in 194...
Banker, politician and scientific writer. Born at 29 Eaton Place. He went into his father's banking business at the age of 14 and became a partner in 1856. Entered parliament in 1870, and succeeded...
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