Cadiz Memorial in Horse Guards Parade
Cadiz Memorial in Horse Guards Parade
Cadiz
Record No
133564
Title
Cadiz Memorial in Horse Guards Parade
Description
Cadiz Memorial in Horse Guards Parade, Westminster. The Cadiz Memorial, also known as the "Prince Regent's Bomb", is an early nineteenth-century French mortar mounted on a brass monster. The mortar was one of a number of weapons used by the French army during the two-year siege of Cadiz in Spain. After the siege was lifted, the Spanish Regency requested that it might be placed in one of London's Royal Parks to commemorate the liberation of southern Spain and the exploits of the Duke of Wellington. The Prince Regent agreed and the royal carriage department at the Royal Arsenal created an elaborate sculpted bronze base for the weapon which was set up in Horse Guards Parade. In this picture it is surrounded by two fences in its original position. It was subsequently moved to its present position adjacent to the Horse Guards building. The memorial is Grade II listed; list entry number 1357126.
Date of execution
1958
Section
London Metropolitan Archives
Collection
LCC Photograph Library
Medium
photograph
Catalogue No
SC_PHL_01_484_58_3924
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