OLYMPIC showjumper Ian Stark will wear a pair of stirrups used by the Duke of Wellington in the Battle of Waterloo during a special re-enactment to mark the 200th anniversary of Napolean's defeat.

A crumbling 19th Century monument has been awarded £1m towards the £4m needed for "urgent repairs". The Wellington Monument in Somerset was built to mark the Battle of Waterloo, but since 2005 ...

The 175ft (53m) Wellington Monument in Somerset was built in 1817 as a tribute to the Duke of Wellington's victory at Waterloo. It has been fenced off for 13 years due to falling stone debris.