Dublin Penny Journal Nelson's Pillar Source: The Dublin Penny Journal, Vol. 3, No. 155 (Jun. 20, 1835), p. 401 Published by: Dublin Penny Journal Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/30004110 . Accessed: 21/05/2014 11:56 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use, available at . http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp . JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars, researchers, and students discover, use, and build upon a wide range of content in a trusted digital archive. We use information technology and tools to increase productivity and facilitate new forms of scholarship. For more information about JSTOR, please contact [email protected]. . Dublin Penny Journal is collaborating with JSTOR to digitize, preserve and extend access to The Dublin Penny Journal. http://www.jstor.org This content downloaded from 195.78.108.111 on Wed, 21 May 2014 11:56:30 AM All use subject to JSTOR Terms and Conditions
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DUBLIN PENNY JOURNAL CONDUCTED BY P. DIXON HARDY, M.R.I.A.
VoL III. JUNE 20, 1835. No. 155.
NELSON'S PILLAR.
This tribute of national gratitude to the memory of our great naval Hero, is situated in Sackville-street. It stands in the centre of four leading streets; and although rather an unmeaning kind of structure, adds considerably to the beauty of this part of the city. It consists of a pedestal, column, and capital of the Tuscan order, the whole being surmounted by a well executed statue of Lord Nelson, leaning against the capstan of a ship. The entire height of the column and statue is 134 feet a inches. There are within the pedestal and column 168 stone steps to ascend to the top, which is protected by a parapet and iron rail- ing. Permission to ascend may be obtained for a trifle,
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and the trouble of the ascent is amply repaid by the de- lightful prospect from this elevated situation, of the City and Bay of Dublin, with the surrounding country. The names and dates of Lord Nelson's principal victories are inscribed on the four pannels of the pedestal, and a brass plate, covering a recess in the stone, filled with various coins, contains an inscription stating the object for which the pillar had been erected, and that the first stone had been laid on the 15th of February, 18 sos8, by Charles Duke of Richmond, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. The total expense of building amounted to £6,856 8s. 3d.
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