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...
The plaque is a nasty modern thing, as they are on all these Olympic boxes, so on each one we try to find other more interesting features...
We have found another example of carved bricks: Emma Bowden.
Three churches and two clock towers have been built on this site, but nothing remains today. A modern information board (which you can se...
As our detail picture we have this most unlikely-looking crocodile, grinning manically despite his legs looking all wrong.
The garden is normally locked so the annual Open Garden Squares Day may be your only chance to see this.
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