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...
Along the front edge of the bench 10 sets of deviders are carved and along the top of the back 6 of the Masons' shield.
From Pastscape: "... the octagonal spire ... is decorated by two groups of inwrought red sandstone bands interspersed with rows of stars....
The grill is above a brick-walled tunnel which carries a mass of cables. The signs allow anyone working in the tunnels to navigate witho...
Three cyclists killed in London in 3 weeks. This was the second protest ride we had attended in 5 days. Even more cyclists at this on...
1922 is the year that the Club took on its current name, though we don't know what it was previously called. We can't discover the conne...
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