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Wellington Column and Steble fountainDesigner: George Anderson Lawton and W Cunliffe The noble figure of Wellington is perched precariously on a lofty fluted Doric column. Designed by George Anderson Lawton of Glasgow, the statue is an exact replica of the Melville monument in Edinburgh. The four sides of the plinth contain reliefs, the south side depicting the grand charge at Waterloo. It is said that the statue of the Duke is cast from metal salvaged from guns captured at the battle. The Steble fountain was a gift of Colonel RF Steble, the Mayor of Liverpool 1874-5. Designed by W Cunliffe, the fountain was erected in 1879. It consists of a circular stone basin with a bronze centrepiece depicting the four seasons. To the east of the fountain and Wellingtons column is a new development on an area known as Commutation Row. The name is derived from an incident in the days of the windows tax when the residents in the Row decided to make their windows as big as possible to reduce the number of windows and hence the amount of tax due. This led to a dispute with the Inland Revenue which resulted in an agreement (or commutation) being arrived at. Use the pull-down menu below to access information on a specific building in Liverpool. |
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