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Trafalgar Square
Rodney Mace
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Description for Trafalgar Square
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Trafalgar Square tells the story of the creation and use of one of London's most famous landmarks, from its beginnings in the 1840s up until the present day. Drawing on detailed archival research, it describes how the Square and its memorials to military and naval heroes - including of course Nelson - were conceived, quarrelled over and finally, after many years of building and delays, completed. In 1848, while the Square was still in the making, demonstrations there were prohibited, and ever since that time the story of the Square has been marked by celebration, rallies, public agitation and ... Read more
Trafalgar Square tells the story of the creation and use of one of London's most famous landmarks, from its beginnings in the 1840s up until the present day. Drawing on detailed archival research, it describes how the Square and its memorials to military and naval heroes - including of course Nelson - were conceived, quarrelled over and finally, after many years of building and delays, completed. In 1848, while the Square was still in the making, demonstrations there were prohibited, and ever since that time the story of the Square has been marked by celebration, rallies, public agitation and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Lawrence and Wishart Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
388
Condition
New
Number of Pages
388
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781905007110
SKU
V9781905007110
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-2
About Rodney Mace
Rodney Mace is writer, broadcaster and historian. He is author of British Trade Union Posters (1999)
Reviews for Trafalgar Square
'... a delightful mixture of scholarship and wit' - A J P Taylor The Observer; '... a very unusual combination of art and political history' - Times Literary Supplement; '... an excellent piece of urban history because it describes a part of the city from the point of view not just of those who built and regulated it, but of ... Read more