Where: Waterloo Place (just off The Mall), SW1

What: The duke of yorks column, which stands above the steps leading to St. James’s Park, is 124 feet high, and was erected in 1833 as a memorial to Frederick, Duke of York, the second son of George Ill.

Although an able and devoted Army administrator as Commander-in-Chief, he was less successful in the field. According to popular song this 'grand old duke of york, he had 10,000 men, he marched them up to the top of the hill and he marched them down again'.

The column was funded by docking a days pay from everyone in the army. As the Duke was very popular, they didn't seem to mind.

Nearest underground station: Piccadilly Circus or Charing Cross