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A statue of Lord Nelson stood in Bridgetown, Barbados, in what was also once known as Trafalgar Square, from 1813 to 2020. London's Trafalgar Square was named in honour of Nelson's victory. At the centre of the square there is the 45.1 m (148 ft) Nelson's Column, with a 5.5 m (18 ft) statue of Nelson on top. It was finished in 1843.
The officers and men who fought at Trafalgar erected a memorial column to the north of Portsmouth atop Portsdown Hill. The 36.5 m (120 ft) high obelisk features the inscription "Consecrated to the memory of Viscount Lord Nelson. By the zealous attachment of all those who fought at Trafalgar to perpetuate his triumph and their regret 1805.
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Trafalgar Square in Sunderland: a group of merchant seamen's almshouses dating from 1840. A Trafalgar Square in Stepney is recorded in Lockie's Topography of London, published in 1810. [124] Trafalgar Square in Scarborough, North Yorkshire gives its name to the Trafalgar Square End at the town's North Marine Road cricket ground. [125]
English: This map of the Battle of Trafalgar shows the approximate position of the two fleets at 1200 hours during the battle as the Royal Sovereign was breaking into the Franco-Spanish line. North is to the top, and Cape Trafalgar is 10 miles to the northeast.
Trafalgar Square's Christmas tree has been felled in Norway ahead of its arrival in London. The gift will arrive in the capital city before a lights switch-on ceremony on 7 December. Standing at ...
Fire crews were called to a blaze in the basement of a pub that sent dark plumes of smoke across the central London landmark.
The Battle of Trafalgar was fought by sailing vessels and therefore cannot be understood in substance except as the manoeuvring of sailing vessels according to the principles of sailing. [ citation needed ] Without understanding the importance of wind and weather, especially wind direction, the modern can make no sense of the manoeuvring.