Chester has a fine elegant Statue in the form of Field Marshal Stapleton Cotton, 1st Viscount Combermere, (1773-1865), who was a cavalry officer, diplomat, politician and friend of Wellington.

There is talk of removing it due to the Field Marshals alleged links to the slave trade.

This Statue has been an Iconic image in Chester for decades and we should not erase history by removing this piece of History. Many statues are found in UK and all have a link to something in the past, we should focus on educating our future generations in positive ways other than removing and erasing the past however dubious the story may seem.