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'''Nelson's Column''' was a monument in [[Trafalgar Square]], [[London]] | {{Infobox Object | ||
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|first = The Dalek Invasion of Earth (TV story) | |||
|appearances = {{il|[[TV]]: ''[[The Chase (TV story)|The Chase]]''|[[TV]]: ''[[The Seeds of Death (TV story)|The Seeds of Death]]''|[[GAME]]: ''[[Dalek Attack (video game)|Dalek Attack]]''|[[TV]]: ''[[The Christmas Invasion (TV story)|The Christmas Invasion]]''|[[TV]]: ''[[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|The Day of the Doctor]]''|[[PROSE]]: ''[[The Day of the Doctor (novelisation)|The Day of the Doctor]]''|[[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Lions of Trafalgar (audio story)|The Lions of Trafalgar]]''}} | |||
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'''Nelson's Column''' was a [[monument]] in [[Trafalgar Square]], [[London]], consisting of a tall column with a statue of Lord [[Horatio Nelson]] situated on top. | |||
The column was 46 metres tall, with a 5.5 metre statue of Horatio Nelson. At the base of the statue were four bronze panels which showed Nelson's greatest naval victories. The panels were made from melted down [[cannon]]s captured from [[French]] ships. ([[GAME]]: {{cs|City of the Daleks (video game)}}) | |||
A [[Dalek]] patrol passed the column while chasing [[Barbara Wright]], [[Dortmun]] and [[Jenny (The Dalek Invasion of Earth)|Jenny]]. ([[ | ==History== | ||
=== 19th century === | |||
On [[23 October]] [[1843]], the [[Fifth Doctor]] climbed the column and confronted two [[Sevakrill]] who had taken over the bodies of the column's builders: [[Samuel Morton Peto]] and [[Thomas Grissell]]. | |||
They had built a missile inside the column and planned to detonate it in [[2017]], destroying the [[Earth]] and distracting the [[Charnal horde]], with whom they were at war. To protect this operation, they had several stone [[lion]]s, hidden by [[perception filter]]s, patrol the area. The Doctor managed to appeal to Peto and Grissell and they broke free. | |||
The Doctor spent two weeks lowering the missile into a shaft beneath the column and building a floor to cover it. By this time it was [[November]], and the statue of Nelson was being added when the Doctor departed. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Lions of Trafalgar (audio story)|The Lions of Trafalgar]]'') | |||
=== 20th century === | |||
[[Barbara Wright]] and [[Ian Chesterton]] climbed about the Column and its lions when sightseeing upon their return to London in [[1965]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Chase (TV story)|The Chase]]'') | |||
The [[Seventh Doctor]] materialised [[The Doctor's TARDIS|his TARDIS]] around Nelson's Column in [[1976]]. {{Champion|c}} caused the Doctor's TARDIS to change its appearance from that of the column to that of the [[Statue of Liberty]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[No Future (novel)|No Future]]'') | |||
=== 21st century === | |||
The [[Eleventh Doctor]] visited Nelson's Column with Amy and Rory in [[2012]]. He stated that one of the four plinths was empty because there had not been enough money to put a statue on it. Amy believed that they had been showing works of art on the empty plinth and changing them out every year or two. The Doctor believed they were looking for a permanent piece of art for the space. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Magic of the Angels (novel)|Magic of the Angels]]'') | |||
In [[2013]], as [[the Doctor's TARDIS|his TARDIS]] was transported over Trafalgar Square by [[helicopter]], the Eleventh Doctor noted that Nelson had seen "better days". At this time, the statue stood atop a weathered old column, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Day of the Doctor (novelisation)|The Day of the Doctor]]'') which remained intact. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|The Day of the Doctor]]'') | |||
Sometime later in the [[2010s]], Nelson's Column was toppled by a [[forest]] that grew overnight. As it fell, it almost crushed the [[Twelfth Doctor]] and [[Clara Oswald]] and broke the statue of Nelson. ([[TV]]: ''[[In the Forest of the Night (TV story)|In the Forest of the Night]]'') | |||
By the late 21st century, a [[T-Mat]] cubicle was installed in Trafalgar Square, just north of Nelson's Column. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Seeds of Death (TV story)|The Seeds of Death]]'') | |||
=== 22nd century === | |||
[[File:Nelson's Column.jpg|thumb|A [[Dalek]] patrol at the foot of Nelson's Column ([[TV]]: ''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth (TV story)|The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]'')|left]] | |||
Around [[2167]], a [[Dalek]] patrol passed the column while chasing [[Barbara Wright]], [[Dortmun]] and [[Jenny (The Dalek Invasion of Earth)|Jenny]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth (TV story)|The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]'') | |||
=== 23rd century === | |||
[[File:7 hangs over Nelson's Column.jpg|thumb|The [[Seventh Doctor]] hangs from a wire over Nelson's Column. ([[GAME]]: ''[[Dalek Attack (video game)|Dalek Attack]]'')]] | |||
In [[2254]], Nelson's Column survived a [[Dalek]] invasion of Earth which saw London liberated by [[the Doctor]]. ([[GAME]]: ''[[Dalek Attack (video game)|Dalek Attack]]'') | |||
==Other realities == | |||
In an [[alternate timeline]], Nelson's Column was destroyed by the Daleks when they invaded Earth in [[1903]]. After the invasion was defeated, it was replaced by the [[English Empire]] with [[Doctor's Column]], a statue of the [[Sixth Doctor]], who had aided in their victory. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Jubilee (audio story)|Jubilee]]'') | |||
In a timeline where the [[Dalek]]s exterminated [[human]]ity in [[1963]], Nelson's Column, along with London and presumably the rest of the world, was in ruins. When the [[Eleventh Doctor]] and [[Amy Pond]] arrived in the Square in 1963, [[the Doctor's TARDIS]] landed next to the statue's toppled head. The timeline was restored when the TARDIS crew travelled to [[Skaro]] to destroy the [[Eye of Time]]. ([[GAME]]: ''[[City of the Daleks (video game)|City of the Daleks]]'') | |||
In the [[Eleven-Day Empire]], the statue of Nelson was replaced by [[Grandfather's Column|a statue of Grandfather Paradox]]. It was destroyed during the [[Seventy-Ninth Sontaran Assault Corps]]' initial attack on the Empire. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Eleven Day Empire (audio story)|The Eleven Day Empire]]'') | |||
==Minor references== | |||
On [[Vortis]], [[Ian Chesterton]] noted that the figure on top of the [[pyramid]] he and the [[First Doctor]] discovered wasn't Nelson. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Web Planet (TV story)|The Web Planet]]'') | |||
When the [[Sixth Doctor]] attempted to fix [[the Doctor's TARDIS|his TARDIS]]'s [[chameleon circuit]], the out-of-control rapid-fire transformations that ensued (before the Ship returned to its familiar [[police box]] shape, though with a new coat of paint) included a brief moment in the form of the Nelson Column. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Quick Change (comic story)|Quick Change]]'') | |||
The [[Ninth Doctor]] mentioned that an alien spaceship could be placed in front of Nelson's Column, and humans would just walk around it. [[Rose Tyler]] responded that she was there when he did it. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Love Invasion (comic story)|The Love Invasion]]'') | |||
On [[radicalrachel.dreamjournal.com|her blog]], [[Rachel Edwards]] punningly called her articles about [[Matt Nelson]] "Nelson columns". ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Head of State (novel)|Head of State]]'') | |||
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Latest revision as of 15:03, 19 September 2023
Nelson's Column was a monument in Trafalgar Square, London, consisting of a tall column with a statue of Lord Horatio Nelson situated on top.
The column was 46 metres tall, with a 5.5 metre statue of Horatio Nelson. At the base of the statue were four bronze panels which showed Nelson's greatest naval victories. The panels were made from melted down cannons captured from French ships. (GAME: City of the Daleks [+]Loading...["City of the Daleks (video game)"])
History[[edit] | [edit source]]
19th century[[edit] | [edit source]]
On 23 October 1843, the Fifth Doctor climbed the column and confronted two Sevakrill who had taken over the bodies of the column's builders: Samuel Morton Peto and Thomas Grissell.
They had built a missile inside the column and planned to detonate it in 2017, destroying the Earth and distracting the Charnal horde, with whom they were at war. To protect this operation, they had several stone lions, hidden by perception filters, patrol the area. The Doctor managed to appeal to Peto and Grissell and they broke free.
The Doctor spent two weeks lowering the missile into a shaft beneath the column and building a floor to cover it. By this time it was November, and the statue of Nelson was being added when the Doctor departed. (AUDIO: The Lions of Trafalgar)
20th century[[edit] | [edit source]]
Barbara Wright and Ian Chesterton climbed about the Column and its lions when sightseeing upon their return to London in 1965. (TV: The Chase)
The Seventh Doctor materialised his TARDIS around Nelson's Column in 1976. Mortimus caused the Doctor's TARDIS to change its appearance from that of the column to that of the Statue of Liberty. (PROSE: No Future)
21st century[[edit] | [edit source]]
The Eleventh Doctor visited Nelson's Column with Amy and Rory in 2012. He stated that one of the four plinths was empty because there had not been enough money to put a statue on it. Amy believed that they had been showing works of art on the empty plinth and changing them out every year or two. The Doctor believed they were looking for a permanent piece of art for the space. (PROSE: Magic of the Angels)
In 2013, as his TARDIS was transported over Trafalgar Square by helicopter, the Eleventh Doctor noted that Nelson had seen "better days". At this time, the statue stood atop a weathered old column, (PROSE: The Day of the Doctor) which remained intact. (TV: The Day of the Doctor)
Sometime later in the 2010s, Nelson's Column was toppled by a forest that grew overnight. As it fell, it almost crushed the Twelfth Doctor and Clara Oswald and broke the statue of Nelson. (TV: In the Forest of the Night)
By the late 21st century, a T-Mat cubicle was installed in Trafalgar Square, just north of Nelson's Column. (TV: The Seeds of Death)
22nd century[[edit] | [edit source]]
Around 2167, a Dalek patrol passed the column while chasing Barbara Wright, Dortmun and Jenny. (TV: The Dalek Invasion of Earth)
23rd century[[edit] | [edit source]]
In 2254, Nelson's Column survived a Dalek invasion of Earth which saw London liberated by the Doctor. (GAME: Dalek Attack)
Other realities[[edit] | [edit source]]
In an alternate timeline, Nelson's Column was destroyed by the Daleks when they invaded Earth in 1903. After the invasion was defeated, it was replaced by the English Empire with Doctor's Column, a statue of the Sixth Doctor, who had aided in their victory. (AUDIO: Jubilee)
In a timeline where the Daleks exterminated humanity in 1963, Nelson's Column, along with London and presumably the rest of the world, was in ruins. When the Eleventh Doctor and Amy Pond arrived in the Square in 1963, the Doctor's TARDIS landed next to the statue's toppled head. The timeline was restored when the TARDIS crew travelled to Skaro to destroy the Eye of Time. (GAME: City of the Daleks)
In the Eleven-Day Empire, the statue of Nelson was replaced by a statue of Grandfather Paradox. It was destroyed during the Seventy-Ninth Sontaran Assault Corps' initial attack on the Empire. (AUDIO: The Eleven Day Empire)
Minor references[[edit] | [edit source]]
On Vortis, Ian Chesterton noted that the figure on top of the pyramid he and the First Doctor discovered wasn't Nelson. (TV: The Web Planet)
When the Sixth Doctor attempted to fix his TARDIS's chameleon circuit, the out-of-control rapid-fire transformations that ensued (before the Ship returned to its familiar police box shape, though with a new coat of paint) included a brief moment in the form of the Nelson Column. (COMIC: Quick Change)
The Ninth Doctor mentioned that an alien spaceship could be placed in front of Nelson's Column, and humans would just walk around it. Rose Tyler responded that she was there when he did it. (COMIC: The Love Invasion)
On her blog, Rachel Edwards punningly called her articles about Matt Nelson "Nelson columns". (PROSE: Head of State)
