Lord Nelson statue erected 1847 as a seamark on N shore of the Menai Strait, NE of Plas Newydd (centre rear) home of the Marquesses of Anglesey.

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Statue of Lord Horatio Nelson erected 1847 as a seamark on N shore of the Menai Strait NE of Plas Newydd, home of the Marquesses of Anglesey. Lord Clarence Paget, admiral & son of the 1st Marquess, placed the statue on the shore near his home Plas Llanfair as an aid to navigation. Inscriptions read: "England expects that every man will do his duty" & "Fell at Trafalgar 1805".

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Size: 5669px × 4236px
Location: Nelson Statue, Menai Strait, Llanfair Pwllgwyngyll, Isle of Anglesey, Wales, UK
Photo credit: © Mick Sharp / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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