If you take a stroll to Castle Street, you can't help but see Liverpool's
Town Hall but, if you go to the rear of the Town Hall, you'll see the city's
oldest monument, the Nelson Memorial
Nelson, born in 1758 was killed while leading the English navy to victory
against French Napoleonic forces at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805
The memorial was designed by Matthew Coates Wyatt 1777-1862 and sculpted by
Sir Richard Westmacott 1775-1856
It was funded by donations from the public, including a large donation from
anti-slavery campaigner William Roscoe 1753-1831
The Memorial was, of course, dedicated to Nelson, but it also stood as a
reminder to the traders of Liverpool, of the freedom that Nelson had helped
give them, and gave his life for, a freedom that meant that they could once
again import and export in relative safety and peace
However, it is also thought that the sculpture provided a symbol of the
suffering experienced by prisoners of war and slavery, bearing in mind that
Liverpool was actually 'home' to 4000 prisoners during the Napoleonic wars
The four sad and dejected looking men sitting at the bottom of the monument
depict Nelson's four great victories at Cape St Vincent, the Nile,
Copenhagen and Trafalgar
You'll find the Grade II listed Nelson Memorial in Exchange Flags, which is
directly behind the Town Hall, in Castle Street
Incidentally, on returning from the Napoleonic War, many Liverpool men found
themselves out of work, but where employed on a sort of 'job creation scheme'
by The Mole of Edge Hill
Whilst you're in this area of the city you may also like to visit:
The Albert Dock
St John's Beacon
The LiverpoolMuseum
St George's Hall
Cavern Walks
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