Erection date: 1834
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Admiral Lord Nelson, made by command of King William the Fourth in 1834, by Francis Chantrey.
Presented by his widow Lady Chantrey AD 1851.
SE10, Greenwich Park, Rear of National Maritime Museum
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of plaquesoflondon.co.uk
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Lord Nelson bust - Greenwich
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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