Waterloo Bridge, Betws-y-Coed Waterloo Bridge, Betws-y-Coed Waterloo Bridge () is an early cast iron bridge, spanning the River Conwy at Betws-y-Coed, in Conwy county borough, north-west Wales. The bridge is located about half a mile south-east of the village. It was built by the civil engineer Thomas Telford. An inscription on the arch records that it was constructed in the year of the Battle of Waterloo, but although designed and constructed in 1815, its erection was not completed until the following year. It was raised as part of building the road from London to Holyhead (now the A5). The bridge is made wholly
Waterloo ceremony Waterloo ceremony The Waterloo Ceremony is an annual event in which the Duke of Wellington pays a symbolic rent for his residence to the reigning Monarch. The ceremony takes place at Windsor Castle each year on the 18th of June. Stratfield Saye House in Hampshire was bought by the people of the UK for the first Duke of Wellington; a gift for winning the Battle of Waterloo. Every year, the current Duke of Wellington pays the symbolic rent to the reigning Monarch in the form of a flag. A silk French tricolour, with gold embroidery, and imprinted with the year