Picton Monument

Picton Monument is a memorial to Lieutenant-General Sir Thomas Picton GCB (1758 – 1815), a Welsh officer of the British Army, fought in a number of campaigns for Britain in the Napoleonic Wars.

At 25m high in tooled grey limestone on panelled pedestal, inscribed in raised capital letters: ‘Picton born August 24 1758 Fell at Waterloo June 18 1815’ on 2 sides and the names of his battles on the other 2 sides: Busaco, Badajos, Vittoria, Orthes, Toulouse, and Waterloo.

7 Day Weather Forecast

Today

9.7℃–12.7℃

4.8 m/s (S)

Wed, Nov 12

12.2℃–12.5℃

5.5 m/s (SSW)

Thu, Nov 13

12.1℃–13℃

8 m/s (SSW)

Fri, Nov 14

10.4℃–11.7℃

6.6 m/s (ENE)

Sat, Nov 15

5.7℃–6.9℃

11.6 m/s (ENE)

Sun, Nov 16

5.3℃–5.9℃

4.6 m/s (ENE)

Mon, Nov 17

1℃–1.3℃

2.5 m/s (NE)

Tue, Nov 18

4.9℃–5.5℃

2.1 m/s (SE)

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