Attempts to remove the cone from the Duke of Wellington statue have been thwarted for decades. ... Duke of Wellington: The traffic-coned Glasgow statue that inspired Banksy. 15 June 2023. Share Save.

Statue of Duke of Wellington in Glasgow is repeatedly targeted by vandals Council planned to deter them by raising the size of the monument's plinth But officials backed down after online petition ...

Glasgow to spend £65,000 to end Duke of Wellington statue cone tradition Stephen Deal Published November 11, 2013 6:31pm Updated December 10, 2019 3:09pm ...

The Wellington statue was sculpted by Italian artist Carlo Marochetti and erected in 1844. From other local news sites Warning that Glasgow School of Art rebuild at risk from ABC plans ...

For decades now, the statue of the Duke of Wellington in Glasgow's Royal Exchange Square has invariably "awoken" on Sunday morning crowned with a traffic cone left by Saturday night drinkers.

GLASGOW’s iconic Duke of Wellington has been sporting new headgear – and punters think it’s hilarious. The statue, located in the centre of teh city, is famous for pranksters putt… ...

GLASGOW’S famous Duke of Wellington statue could be the next monument toppled by Black Lives Matters campaigners. The monument, outside the Gallery of Modern Art on Queen Street, is one of a … ...

The statue is often photographed by tourists and, at a Commonwealth Games briefing I attended earlier this year, the statue even featured in a video of everything that is great about Glasgow.

Glasgow’s iconic Duke of Wellington statue has been given a new traffic cone decorated with the colours of the Ukrainian flag to show support for… Newsletters Reader Rewards ...

The Duke of Wellington statue in Glasgow has been given a World Cup makeover to support the women's national team. The iconic statue in Royal Exchange Square, complete with its usual cone, has ...

For decades, Glaswegians have capped the Duke of Wellington statue outside the Gallery of Modern Art with a traffic cone. Locals have battled the council over the placement of the cone for years ...

The tradition of placing the traffic cone on the statue dates back more than 30 years Plans have been lodged to raise the height of the iconic Duke of Wellington statue in Glasgow, in a bid to ...