I'm not sure where to post this, but I was in the local public
library today, where they've got some information posted about a
Nelson statue in Birmingham. It was erected in 1809, after having been commissioned in 1802 after
Nelson visited the city, and was the first statue of him in
England. They put it in a square which
had recently been created after the
medieval shambles (meat market) and town
cross were demolished. The exhibit included a pic of a
medal showing the statue; does anyone know anything about it?
The pic shows the statue without the base, which is modern. The original was lost when it was moved in 1961.