DescriptionDuke of Wellington statue, Register House - geograph.org.uk - 1353673.jpg
English: Duke of Wellington statue, Register House
"There were present at the unveiling [in 1852] a vast number of pensioners drawn up in the street, many minus legs and arms, while a crowd of retired officers, all wearing the newly-given war medal, occupied the steps of Register House and were cheered by their old comrades to the echo. Many met on that day who had not seen each other since the peace that followed Waterloo."
-- James Grant, Old and New Edinburgh, 1880.
Edinburgh schoolboy joke: Pupil 1: "I see he's on his high horse again..." Pupil 2: "Who?
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