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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?

Pupil 1: "The Duke of Wellington!"
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Camera location55° 57′ 10″ N, 3° 11′ 19″ W  Heading=292° Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo
Object location55° 57′ 11″ N, 3° 11′ 20″ W  Heading=292° Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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Duke of Wellington statue, Register House
title: Duke of Wellington statue, Register House (English)
author name string: kim traynor

55°57'10.37"N, 3°11'18.60"W

heading: 292 degree

8 June 2009

55°57'10.69"N, 3°11'20.40"W

heading: 292 degree

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