Battle of Waterloo

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Reference WMO/72476

Address:

Bispham Estate Gardens

Crank Road

Billinge

WN5 7EU

England

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In 2016, WMT gave a grant towards this war memorial. As it has been a number of years since the grant was given, we would like an up-to-date condition survey and photographs to be added to this war memorial record. Can you help?

Status: On original site
Type: Freestanding
Location: External
Setting: Within a garden/park/churchyard/enclosure/Marketplace
Description: Obelisk
Materials:
  • Stone Stone (any)
Lettering: Incised
About the memorial: Obelisk dedicated to those who lost their lives during the Battle of Waterloo. It is on the 'Waterloo Field' to the left at the end of the drive off Crank Road leading to the Scout Camp offices
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England Confesses/ On That Day/ Each Man Did/ His Duty Around the bottom of the base, beginning at the West face is written the legend: Parcere/ Subjectis et/ Debellare/ Superbos (Spare/ the Conquered and/ Conquer/ the Proud - Vergil) / To/ the Most Noble Illustrious/ Arthur/ Duke of Wellington/ and the Brave Heroes of Britain and the Continent/ who Under his Auspicious Genius and Command/ so Gloriously Accomplished the Downfall of/ Tyranny and the Restoration of Liberty to Europe/ on the Plains of Waterloo/ June 18, AD 1815 On the South face: British/ Hill, Picton, Uxbridge, Gordon/ Somerset, Ponsonby, F Somerset/ Cameron, Ellis/ Maitland, Pack/ Halket, Kemp, Cooke, Bynge, Grant/ Clinton, Alton, Adam, Barnes/ Delancy, Vivian On the East face: Continental/ Brunswick, Orange, Blucher/ Bulow, Trip, Vanhope, Dornberg, Ompteda, Pozzo Di Borgo On the North face: To those who fell/ the Immortal Heroes in whose latest breath/ glowed the patriot feeling strong in death./ But that moment was in all the past/ save my country heaven, was your last./ Dulce at Decorum Est Pro Patria Mori

Grade II (England)

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