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The Wellington Monument (Irish: Leacht Wellington), [2] or sometimes the Wellington Testimonial, [a] is an obelisk located in the Phoenix Park, Dublin, Ireland. The testimonial is situated at the southeast end of the Park, overlooking Kilmainham and the River Liffey. The structure is 62 metres (203 ft) tall, making it the largest obelisk in ...
Wellington Monument in Piccadilly Gardens, Manchester. A monument in the Great Hall of the Guildhall, London, by John Bell (1856) [15] Duke of Wellington Statue, The Bulwark, Brecon, Wales, by John Evan Thomas (1858) [16] Engraving of Dublin's Wellington Testimonial including the never completed equestrian statue
The Wellington Testimonial to commemorate the victories of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, was originally planned to be located in Merrion Square. However, it was built in the Phoenix Park after opposition from the square's residents.
17 June – first stone of Wellington Testimonial, Dublin, is laid in Phoenix Park. [2] 11 July – an act to provide for the establishment of asylums for the lunatic poor in Ireland. [2] c. July – tradesman Jeffery Sedwards establishes the Skibbereen Abstinence Society, considered the first organisation devoted to teetotalism in Europe. [2]
Suspension of construction of the Wellington Testimonial, Dublin, in Phoenix Park to the design of Robert Smirke. [2] First steamship on the Irish Sea crossing from Dublin to Liverpool, the Waterloo, introduced by George Langtry of Belfast. Frederick Bourne begins to create the village of Ashbourne, County Meath.
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Wellington's equestrian preserve: 9,000 acres where billionaires play, developers fight. Equestrian showgrounds part of deal to approve luxury communities.
In 1833, Lord Talbot was encouraged to stand for the chancellorship of Oxford University, but withdrew in deference to the Duke of Wellington. In 1839, in recognition of his services as Lord Lieutenant of Staffordshire, Talbot received a testimonial of £1400, which he used to endow a new church at Salt, Staffordshire.