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The Nelson Monument (Nelson's Column)

A Grade I Listed Building in St James's, London

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Latitude: 51.5078 / 51°30'27"N

Longitude: -0.1279 / 0°7'40"W

OS Eastings: 530017

OS Northings: 180419

OS Grid: TQ300804

Mapcode National: GBR HF.FP

Mapcode Global: VHGQZ.QCQH

Plus Code: 9C3XGV5C+4R

Entry Name: The Nelson Monument (Nelson's Column)

Listing Date: 5 February 1970

Grade: I

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1276052

English Heritage Legacy ID: 207254

ID on this website: 101276052

Location: London, Westminster, London, WC2N

County: London

District: City of Westminster

Electoral Ward/Division: St James's

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: City of Westminster

Traditional County: Middlesex

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Greater London

Church of England Parish: St Martin-in-the-Fields

Church of England Diocese: London

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Description


TQ 3080 SW
83/13

CITY OF WESTMINSTER
TRAFALGAR SQUARE, WC2
The Nelson Monument (Nelson's Column)

5.2.70

GV
I
Memorial column and sculpture. 1839-1842, the design by William Railton; the crowning statue by E.H Baily; the bas-relief panels by J.E Carew, J. Ternouth, M.L Watson and W.F Woodington; the lions added 1867, by Sir Edwin Landseer.

Granite and bronze. Tall stepped plinth with lions at angles, lofty coursed pedestal with bronze bas-reliefs and great fluted granite column with bronze Corinthian capital surmounted by the stone statue of Nelson. Noteworthy quality of the four bas-relief panels on the pedestal, depicting Nelson's famous naval victories. Landseer's lions were cast by Baron Marochetti between 1858 and 1867.

Trafalgar Square, known as such from 1830, owes its town planning origin to an initial proposal of Nash's of 1811-12 fully elaborated and laid out as the major executed feature of Nash's Metropolitan - West Strand improvements of 1824-26.

Listing NGR: TQ3001780419

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