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Bust

Lord Nelson bust - Greenwich

Erection date: 1834

Inscription

{Plaque on plinth:}
Admiral Lord Nelson, made by command of King William the Fourth in 1834, by Francis Chantrey.
Presented by his widow Lady Chantrey AD 1851.

Site: Lord Nelson bust - Greenwich (1 memorial)

SE10, Greenwich Park, Rear of National Maritime Museum

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of plaquesoflondon.co.uk

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This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Lord Nelson bust - Greenwich

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Horatio, Lord Nelson

Born in Burnham Thorpe, Norfolk. Naval commander who became a national hero a...

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Lord Nelson bust - Greenwich

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Sir Francis Chantrey

Sculptor. Born Francis Leggatt Chantry at Jordanthorpe, near Norton, Derbyshi...

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Lady Mary Anne Chantrey

Wife of Sir Francis Chantrey, born Mary Anne Wale. Mary Ann Wale was born on...

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King William IV, Duke of Clarence

The Duke of Clarence became King William IV (The Sailor King), reigning 1830 ...

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