The National Trust is to spend £1.8m to partially repair a crumbling monument. The 175ft (53m) Wellington Monument in Somerset was built in 1817 as a tribute to the Duke of Wellington's victory ...

The monument was first built to mark the Duke ... It was built near Wellington in Somerset - from which the duke took his name - following his victory at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815.

In the chapel of St Michael in Westminster Abbey is a monument to Sarah, Duchess of Somerset, philanthropist. This shows a reclining effigy of the Duchess in contemporary dress and robes, between two ...

READ MORE: For sale Somerset pub could be bought by the locals ... in 1789 a well known walking route and designated ancient monument according to Historic England. In summer, it's a popular ...