Photo of wooden leg against blue background

The "Anglesey" leg: wood and leather made by Blatchford.
Originally designed by Mr Pott in the 18th century.
One was worn by the first Marquis of Anglesey (1768-1854)
following the loss of his leg at the Battle of Waterloo

Courtesy of the Board of Trustees, Science Museum, London

© The City Gallery, Leicester and the artists: 2001

This site was built by Ju Gosling aka ju90 during an artist's residency at Oriel 31 in November 2001

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