Image by Henry Fox Talbot, April 1844
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Source: British Library
Construction of Nelson’s Column, 1844
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Nelsons Column in Dublin was erected 40 years earlier. I climbed it as a child. There was an internal stair case leading to a viewing balcony at the top. It was 34 feet shorter than the London monument