Nelson's Column and Trafalgar Square from the terrace of the National Gallery, London Size:XS: 30 x 20cm Charles Dickens mentions the private

Charles Dickens mentions the private collection of paintings at Stafford House

Guards (from tomorrow) move behind the railings at the instructions of the war office because in recent months the crush of tourists was beginning to harass the men

early 1950s

(1869-1944)

Nelson's Column and Trafalgar Square from the terrace of the National Gallery, London Size:XS: 30 x 20cm Charles Dickens mentions the privateNelson's Column and Trafalgar Square from the terrace of the National Gallery, London, c1930s. The column was designed by William Railton to commemorate Nelson's victory at the Battle of Trafalgar (1805). The statue of Nelson (1758 1805) was erected on the column in 1843. A print from Countries of the World, edited by JA Hammerton, volume IV, The Fleetway House, c1930s.