Six foundries employed over 100 men for 18 days to make it. A printed panorama, over sixty-six feet long, was published to commemorate the event. This carriage or ‘car’ was made for the occasion. The Duke of Wellington - 1852 Many notable Brits are buried in the crypt of St Paul's, but the two that really catch the eye are to two men known as military heroes - Horatio Nelson and Arthur Wellesley, the 'Iron Duke' of Wellington. The Funeral procession of Arthur, Duke of Wellington.. [Arthur Wellesley Wellington, Duke of; Henry Alken; George Augustus Sala]

The duke is survived by their four sons, the eldest of whom, Charles, Marquess of Douro, succeeds as the 9th Duke…

Original design by Richard Redgrave, signed ("RRedgrave"), for the Duke of Wellington's funeral car, executed in pencil with highlights in white, inscribed "First idea of the Wellington Funeral car/this is the drawing shewn to H.R.H.

The procession to St Paul's Cathedral was watched by a crowd estimated at a million and a half people. This carriage or ‘car’ was made for the occasion. Six foundries employed over 100 men for 18 days to make it. The …

It was cast from over ten tons of bronze cannon captured at Waterloo and six foundries employed over a hundred men for eighteen days to make it. But what may be most shocking about Wellington’s funeral was that two women were squeezed to death by the crowd — Mrs. Bean, the wife of a livery stable keeper, and a domestic servant named Charlotte Cook. Burial of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington.

In the aftermath, there were discussions about his greatness, his personification of a national character and heroic … The Duke of Wellington's funeral in November 1852 was one of the most spectacular ever seen in England. The Duke of Wellington is one of only a handful of non-royals to have been accorded a state funeral. Get this from a library!

The Duke of Wellington died on 14 September 1852, aged 83, at Walmer Castle in Kent. Funeral of the Duke of Wellington. Wellington's massive funeral car was made of eighteen tons of bronze from cannons captured at Waterloo, and at the great state funeral held at St Paul's Cathedral on 8 November 1852 was pulled by twelve black brewery drays. Duke of Wellington, Funeral Invitation, 1852 card for the state funeral of the Victor of Waterloo at St Pauls Cathedral The funeral procession of the duke of Wellington starts at his house at Hyde Park Corner, and passes through the streets of London amid the fervent acclamations of the populace.