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Title
Cadiz Memorial (The Prince Regent's Bomb)
Date
1814
Medium
cast iron & bronze
Accession number
SW1_MRF_S015
Acquisition method
mortar donated by the Spanish Regency
Work type
War memorial
Owner
Westminster City Council
Custodian
Westminster City Council
Work status
extant
Listing status
Grade II (England and Wales)
Unveiling date
12th August 1816
Listing date
01/12/87
Access
at all times
Inscription description
TO COMMEMORATE / THE RAISING OF THE SIEGE OF CADIZ IN CONSEQUENCE OF THE GLORIOUS VICTORY GAINED BY THE / DUKE OF WELLINGTON / OVER THE FRENCH NEAR SALAMANCA ON THE XXII OF JULY MDCCCXM / THIS MORTAR CAST FOR THE DESTRUCTION OF THAT GREAT PORT , WITH POWERS SURPASSING ALL OTHERS / AND ABANDONED BY THE BESIEGERS ON THEIR RETREAT / WAS PRESENTED AS A TOKEN OF RESPECT AND GRATITUDE BY THE SPANISH NATION / TO HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCE REGENT
