#OnThisDay 21 October 1809 – Nelson’s Pillar was opened to the public for the first time, on the fifth anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar. pic.twitter.com/BgpbbQoajY

— Festival of History (@HistFest) October 21, 2020

Looking for rubble, in fairness.

Meanwhile..

Officially Nelson Pillar without the ‘s, as I discovered when editing a book after having changed it throughout! Note the tram signage… this one’s from the @NLIreland Eason collection pic.twitter.com/TVNWXpbdde

— Ruth McManus (@RMcMnow) October 21, 2020