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    The Nelson Monument

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    Bob Edwards
    , 12-04-2013 at 03:01 PM (Liverpool Picturebook)
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    In 1805, Liverpool City Council resolved to commemorate Nelson's victory at the Battle of Trafalgar by erecting a monument and voted to pay £1,000 towards its design and construction.



    In Exchange Flags stands The Nelson Monument, Liverpool's first important piece of public sculpture, it was intended to "express the town's gratitude for the decisive victory
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