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The planned auction of the original, scale model of Nelson's Column has brought to light the little-known fact that the monument's architect had planned for it to rise an extra 30ft into London's ...
The original model which won the competition for the design of Nelson's Column in Trafalgar Square in 1838 is going on display for the first time at the National Maritime Museum next week.
Something has happened that must utterly unsettle our outlook on the known universe. A scale model of Nelson's column by its designer William Railton is up for auction, and it reveals that the ...
OCTOBER 21: it was my son William who reminded me. We saluted in honour of Trafalgar Day, and then I pointed the Boris bike towards Bond Street. On November 3, Bonhams will auction architect William ...
Pigeon-feeding at the base of the Column around 1993: an activity now banned. Photo by Billy Hicks. How many Nelsons? Good question. It's not just one, but five — if you count the quartet of bas ...
It's 180 years today since Nelson was finally placed atop his column in Trafalgar Square. Having survived the Blitz, a conman's bid to sell him... and half-hearted ‘cancellation', he remains one ...
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