The Marquess of Anglesey's Column is a Greek doric column dedicated to Henry William Paget (the first Marquess of Anglesey) to commemorate his valour particularly at the Battle of Waterloo. The column is a Grade II* listed building.
During the battle Paget (at that time Lord Uxbridge) lost his leg to a cannonball hit. It is claimed he turned to
Lord Wellington when his leg was hit, and exclaimed, "By God, sir, I've lost my leg!" — to which Wellington replied, "By God, sir, so you have!". Paget was later fitted with the first ever articulated wooden leg.
The 27m high monument (designed by Thomas Harrison) was erected close to Paget's country retreat at Plas Newydd, in 1816. The
monument was not completed until 1860 (after the Marquess had died) when the brass sculpture at the top was
added. Matthew Noble sculpted the statue.