London might possibly be home to more monuments than any other city. Westminster Abbey alone contains more than 3,000 burials and memorials. The capital’s monuments are not only of the great and the good - they also frequently represent less prominent or long forgotten members of society. From the ancient to the planned-but-not-yet built, every Londoner has their favourite monument. Which is yours?
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The Queen is shown standing on a plinth wearing the Order of St George and holding and orb and sceptre. She is surrounded by allegorical figures representing the countries of which she was considered to be sovereign - Britain, Ireland, America and France
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The Watt’s Memorial is a poignant reminder of the harsh conditions of everyday life for the Victorian poor. It is a loggia consisting of over 50 ceramic plaques, each dedicated to someone who gave their lives attempting to save others
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The Tsar of Russia was the largest financial contributor but not the only one
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In 1977, the plinth was cleaned for the first time in three centuries!
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The King of King's Cross is George IV, who reigned from 1820 to 1830. Before his reign began he was Regent, during the mental illness of George III, his father
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The third son of George II enjoyed a brief spell of popularity following the Battle of Culloden, but became something of a hate figure for his part in persecuting the Scottish Highlanders
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John Wilkes was an outspoken 18th-century journalist and popular London politician. He came to be regarded as a victim of persecution and as a champion of liberty because he was repeatedly expelled from Parliament
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The statue, by sculptor Angela Connor, was unveiled in 2007 on what would have been his 100th birthday
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Achilles was the Greek hero of the Trojan War and this statue of him commemorates the soldier and politician, Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington. Not long after its installation a small fig leaf was added
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The statue is a copy of the sculpture by Augustus Saint-Gaudens in Lincoln Park, Chicago. It was unveiled in 1920 and was installed to commemorate 100 years of peace between Britain and the USA after the end of the War of 1812
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