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L I V E
R P O O L
MARITIME MERCANTILE
CITY
WORLD HERITAGE SITE
SCULPTURES OF THE CULTURAL QUARTER
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The
Wellington Memorial
Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington, general,
statesman and Prime Minister, is commemorated
here as the victorious leader of the British land
forces in the Peninsular War. He led his final
victory over Napoleon atWaterloo in 1815.
Architect: A. Lawson Sculptor: G.A.Lawson
The statue, panels and swags are
bronze, the column is in Darleydale stone. 1863
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The small drinking fountain
Set into the base of the Wellington Memorial is one of nine
surviving public drinking fountains paid for by Charles P.
Melly. There were forty three placed strategically
throughout the city, to provide fresh, clean drinking water
for all people.
Aberdeen granite
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Standard Measurement
Set into the pavement is the pre-metric (Imperial) 100 foot
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The old standard measurement plaque.
Verified by the Standards Department of the Board of Trade.
These one foot, two foot and imperial yard measurement
gauges are accurate at 62 Fahrenheit (16.6 Centigrade).
Located in a wall at the base of the Wellington Memorial.
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The
Steble fountain
was presented to the city by Lieutenant Colonel R.F. Steble.
The sea gods Neptune, Amphitrite, Acis and Galatea are
seated on a cross in the shallow basin. There are other
versions of this fountain in Bordeaux, Boston (USA), Geneva
and Lyons. Designer Paul Lienard.
Cast iron with bronze fittings 1879
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