Pondering Wellington’s Monument in Guildhall
July 2, 2018 - The Chairman in Chairman's Blog
Last week I was in Guildhall for the election of sheriffs and this year there was a real competition f
or the election of the Aldermanic Sheriff. It all took a very long time so my mind wandered to the magnificent marble memorial to Wellington sculpted by John Bell. There are three figures; the main one being the Great Duke but at his feet are allegorical figures of Peace (left) and a rthaer overweight War (right). At the base is a relief of Waterloo and the last charge with Uxbridge and Ney represented on opposing sides. 
Quite hard to see on this image so you must go and look for yourself. In between is a panel giving the dates of the Great Dukes’s birth and death. But what is added are the words WISDOM, DUTY and HONOUR. Its an impressive memorial. Quite what the great man would have made of the election process is anybody’s guess. 
