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    The Wellington Monument

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    Bob Edwards
    , 07-29-2013 at 09:23 PM (Liverpool Picturebook)
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    Standing proudly at the top of William Brown Street on Commutation Row, is the fluted stone Wellington Monument. A 14 foot statue of Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington, cast from cannon guns captured at the battle of Waterloo, stands on top of an 81 foot column unveiled in 1863.
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