Marquess of Anglesey's Column
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Marquess of Anglesey's Column
Image: © Eirian Evans Taken: 2 May 2008
The tower was finished in 1817, two years after the Battle of Waterloo. In 1860, the bronze statue of the 1st Marquess of Anglesey, William Henry Paget, was placed on the top of the tower. He was Wellington's second in command, and lost a leg at Waterloo.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.221086
Longitude
-4.196639