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A recent walk in Trafalgar Square

The latest fourth plinth in Trafalgar Square: Antelope by Samson Kambalu On a recent walk through Trafalgar Square, I saw the latest fourth plinth, a sculpture restaging a 1914 photograph […]

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What next?

Hahn by Katharina Fritsch, on the Forth PlinthTrafalgar Square, London, August 2013 The blue cock brightened the fourth plinth from July 2013 until February 2015, when it moved to the […]

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Thumbs up

The Really Good Fourth Plinth by David Shrigley, Trafalgar Square, London, October 2016 – Copyright Debbie Smyth, 9 January 2021 Posted as part of Becky’s January SquareUp …

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Invasion of my tasty ice cream

Fourth plinth in Trafalgar Square, London, August 2020 Now over to all of you. Do come and join us in our Saturday six-word musings. I’ll admit that many of us […]

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The Invisible Enemy Should Not Exist

This week I am openly breaking the 6-word rule, but my excuse is that I need to tell you about the double-sixth (aka 12th) work to appear on the […]

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Thumbs up in Trafalgar Square

This 7 metre high sculpture of a hand with an ascending thumb is the 11th artwork to sit on Trafalgar Square’s Fourth Plinth. This piece is the work of David Shrigley, […]

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Looking a Gift Horse in the Mouth

-Look Up, Look Down Challenge, Week 80 Every Thursday, I publish a post containing photos taken from above or below, and invite you to join in the challenge by posting your own […]

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Night-time Blues

Linked to Blue Monday, Our World Tuesday and Outdoor Wednesday.

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When Trafalgar Square was designed in the 1840s, two fountains were included, apparently to reduce the amount of open space available for riotous assembly! The original fountains were replaced in the late 1930s at a […]

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The Fourth Plinth gets the Blues

There is a plinth at each corner of Trafalgar Square. The two plinths on the south side carry sculptures of Henry Havelock and Charles James Napier. The northeastern plinth, carries an equestrian statue of George […]

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A recent walk in Trafalgar Square

What next?

Thumbs up

Invasion of my tasty ice cream

The Invisible Enemy Should Not Exist

Thumbs up in Trafalgar Square

Looking a Gift Horse in the Mouth

Night-time Blues

Around Trafalgar Square

The Fourth Plinth gets the Blues