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Your link for "Stages on the Trafalgar Way" is actually a repeat of the one for "Trafalgar class submarines".
dg writes: fixed thanks
Michael Churchill | 21.10.24 - 9:12 a.m. | #
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Nelson originally wrote "England confides that every man will do his duty" but was advised that "expects" would be more readily understood.
Personally I prefer confides.
Joho | Homepage | 21.10.24 - 9:21 a.m. | #
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Did the French "field" two ships - Redoubtable (sunk) and Redoutable (captured)? Or was one of them Spanish?
Mike R | 21.10.24 - 9:26 a.m. | #
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Trafalgar Road about 100 yards from Trafagar Tavern, Greenwich
Dave | 21.10.24 - 9:41 a.m. | #
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Is this the first ever mention by DG of Ashton-under-Lyne? I grew up about 200 yards from that Trafalgar Square.
jack hopkins | 21.10.24 - 10:16 a.m. | #
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Update on Nelson-themed pubs in Merton/Tooting: the Trafalgar is still open, despite repeated threats of closure; the Trafalgar Arms is still open; the Nelson Arms is still open; Kiss Me Hardy has closed.
Merton drinker | 21.10.24 - 11:24 a.m. | #
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Also Trafalgar Road Twickenham, Trafalgar School (ditto)
David B | 21.10.24 - 11:25 a.m. | #
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After the Battle of Trafalgar, many traditional folk songs had their male protagonists changed to become sailors as a tribute to their victory. We also have The Fantasia on British Sea Songs composed by Henry Wood for the 1905 Promenade Concert to celebrate the centenary of the battle. The music tells the story of the battle, starting with a call to arms and ending with the victorious confirmation that Britain will always 'rule the waves'!
ActonMan | 21.10.24 - 11:38 a.m. | #
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There used to be a Trafalgar Square in Witheridge, Devon. Seems a bit pretentious for the size of the village.
Pamela | Homepage | 21.10.24 - 11:44 a.m. | #
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We have Trafalgar bridge in Gittisham, Devon, over the river Otter. Built in 1805.
scrumpy | 21.10.24 - 11:59 a.m. | #
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Plaque on Fish Strand Quay in Falmouth commemorating the landing with the news of Nelson's death.
Cornish Cockney | 21.10.24 - 12:25 p.m. | #
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Temeraire is also the "series" name of a series of moderately entertaining alt-history fantasy books set nominally in the Third Coalition era (IIRC). (written by Naomi Novik, not yet turned into a film or TV universe).
The fantasy part of the alt-history is the addition of dragons of various sizes and degrees of sentience to act as a sort of air force. One of the dragons acquires the name Temeraire.
MilesT | 21.10.24 - 1:29 p.m. | #
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Surprisingly there is an elegant Nelson's column in French speaking Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Tim K9VB | 21.10.24 - 1:57 p.m. | #
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An interesting and eclectic set of lists. There is a minor typo among the Nelson monuments though: Portsdown Hill is missing the 's'.
X-Plaistow | 21.10.24 - 3:41 p.m. | #
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Thank you for your additions and corrections, which I have added and corrected.
diamond geezer | Homepage | 21.10.24 - 10:09 p.m. | #
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Trafalgar House consortium is another
Jonathan | 21.10.24 - 10:47 p.m. | #
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There's also Trafalgar Park House near Downton south of Salisbury. Although they pronounced it Traffalger instead which apparently was the original pronunciation. I did a tour there a couple of years ago.
Debster | 22.10.24 - 12:39 a.m. | #
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There’s a Nelson statue in Birmingham as well.
Widen the scope to include Napoleonic War themed Underground station names and you can include Waterloo… almost a theme for the Bakerloo line!
Marc | 22.10.24 - 8:07 a.m. | #
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The Wetherspoons house in Saffron Walden is The Temeraire, named after the vessel captained by Eliab Harvey. Harvey was born in Hempstead but his family has since left its mark over the town.
With the death of Nelson, the Temeraire played a major role in securing the defeat of the French fleet.
The Temeraire was part of the British Navy until 1838 and Constable made its last voyage to the breakers yard famous in his painting’ The Fighting Temaraire’.
It now features on the reverse of the £20 note.
Kenneth Morton | 22.10.24 - 9:38 a.m. | #
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Kenneth Morton - a small correction: Turner painted "The Fighting Temeraire".
martin'O'Holcombe | 22.10.24 - 11:11 a.m. | #
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Ah yes, the battle of White Nose and Grey Nose.
Anonymous | 22.10.24 - 11:23 a.m. | #
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If you don't know what happened to Nelson's Pillar in Dublin, it's some story.
Damien | 22.10.24 - 5:56 p.m. | #
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I’m excited by the Long Eaton shout out. I rarely see it mentioned, even in blogs specific to Long Eaton.
Trafalgar Square is an unadopted cul de sac, and to my knowledge the residents haven’t paid for a road resurface for decades. It’s how I imagine the surface of the moon to be.
Lou | 26.10.24 - 10:17 a.m. | #
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