Duke of Wellington, Sans Hat - IMG_5564 - Edited

            This is the Equestrian Statue of the Duke of Wellington, which is located outside the Gallery of Modern Art, on Glasgow's Queen Street.  It was sculpted by Carlo Marochetti in 1844 as a monument to Arthur Wellesley, the 1st Duke of Wellington.

Capping the Duke (and sometimes also his horse) has become something of a tradition.  The practise started at some point in the 1980s.  The cone would appear, be removed by the authorities, and then reappear very shortly afterwards.  Efforts have been made to prevent this from happening - from trials of CCTV systems to simply planning to double the height of the plinth - and these measures have been resisted by petition - the Duke's traffic cone hat has become a Glaswegian cultural icon, symbolic of the rebellious humour of the city and its people.  To the point where a replica of the statue and its plinth - complete with traffic cone hat - was featured during the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games when it was hosted in Glasgow in 2014.

The 1st Duke of Wellington was born in Dublin in 1769.  He is famed for his military prowess, particularly during the Napoleonic Wars, defeating Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo.  He went on into a career in politics, holding the offices of the Secretary of State for War and the Colonies, Home Secretary, Foreign Secretary, and Leader of the House of Lords.  He also served two separate terms as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.  He died in 1852, aged 83.

This is the first time I can remember seeing the statue without the infamous traffic cone on his head.

Taken on: April 23, 2021

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