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

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Nelson's Column at Wikipedia
• Wikidata Q842089

External links are from the relevant listing authority and, where applicable, Wikidata. Wikidata IDs may be related buildings as well as this specific building. If you want to add or update a link, you will need to do so by editing the Wikidata entry.

Recommended Books

• 
  Harrow on the Hill: A photographic portrayal of listed buildings and structures (Historic Buildings Picture Guides)
• 
  [(Bedfordshire, Huntingdon and Peterborough)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1968)
• 
  Wiltshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
• 
  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
• 
  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy
• 
  Kent: West and the Weald: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)