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The Picton Monument in Carmarthen, Wales, is one of a number of memorials commemorating Lieutenant General Sir Thomas Picton. He was the highest ranking British officer to die at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815. Picton was from Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire. At the time of his death he had a property called Iscoed in Carmarthenshire.
The Picton is a public house in Commercial Road, Newport. The sign depicts Sir Thomas in military uniform resting the blade of his sword upon his left shoulder. Other. Picton Barracks, Bulford Camp, Wiltshire – the headquarters of the British Army's 3rd Division since 1992; Picton Barracks, Carmarthen, Wales [37] HMS Sir Thomas Picton, a ...
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Carmarthen (UK: / k ər ˈ m ɑːr ð ən /, local: / k ɑːr-/; Welsh: Caerfyrddin [kairˈvərðɪn], 'Merlin's fort' or possibly 'Sea-town fort') is the county town of Carmarthenshire and a community in Wales, lying on the River Towy 8 miles (13 km) north of its estuary in Carmarthen Bay.
A round-up of photographs from across the county this week.
The Carmarthen batteries assembled for their first training on 19 October 1861. Most of this was carried out at Carmarthen barracks, where two drill guns had been installed, but a battery of 64-pounder rifled muzzle-loaders was being installed at Ferryside on the Tywi Estuary. In future years these were used for live firing practice against ...
Carmarthen Park: 1973: Stone circle: Stone: Erected to mark the 1974 National Eisteddfod of Wales: Carmarthen Dragon Blue Street Roundabout, A4232, Carmarthen: 2007: Tony Woodman Sculpture of a dragon: Stainless steel: Originally made for the Heart of the Dragon Festival in Newcastle Emlyn [13] Merlin Merlin's Walk, Carmarthen: 2010: Simon Hedger
Troopers in the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment assembled in the Parade Square at Hyde Park Barracks to take part in an annual event to find the best turned out soldier and horse.