Memorial: M3275

Statue in Norwich Cathedral Close commemorating Vice Admiral Horatio Lord Nelson, RN d. 1805

Location

Cathedral Close, Norwich, Norfolk, England

Transcript

'NELSON' [on plinth]

Details

Description: Full-length figure, in uniform but bareheaded, draped in cloak, a gun at his feet and holding a telescope in his left hand.
Type: Statue
Date Erected: 1847
Artists: Thomas Milnes

People

Nelson, Horatio
Age: 47
Date of Death: 21/10/1805
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Vice Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Cost £700 guineas

Bibliography: Colin White (editor) 'The Nelson Companion' (Portsmouth,1995) p. 145.
Photographer: Barbara Tomlinson, Pippa Lacey

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