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Place de la Republique with the Monument to the French Republic, Paris
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NOTES: The Monument to the French Republic was the subject of an 1879 competition won by Leopold Morice for the statue and Charles Morice, his brother, for the architectural base. It was completed in 1883.
O'Connell Street (formerly Sackville Street), Dublin, with the O'Connell Bridge in the foreground, the O'Connell Monument and the Nelson Pillar
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NOTES: Sackville Street was renamed O'Connell Street in 1924. James Gandon designed the 1791 Carlisle Bridge which was widened in 1890 and renamed the O'Connell Bridge. The O'Connell Monument was sculpted by John Henry Foley and unveiled in 1882 and the Nelson Pillar dates from 1808.
National Gallery, Trafalgar Square, London: elevated view from the south-east showing the construction of the new inner basins for the fountains designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens
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NOTES: The National Gallery was designed by William Wilkins and completed in 1838 while Sir Charles Barry was the architect of the square, completed in 1845. A new layout of the square was designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens in 1939 for the Ministry of Works, but was only completed in 1948.
Demobilized soldiers taking a rest on one of the four bronze lions during construction work on the new layout of Trafalgar Square, London
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NOTES: Sir Charles Barry was the architect of the square, completed in 1845. The four bronze lions in each corner were designed by Sir Edwin Landseer and added in 1868. A new layout of the square was designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens in 1939 for the Ministry of Works, but was only completed in 1948.
Sun Brewery public house, Hanworth Road, Hounslow, London
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NOTES: The licensee, Edwin Rossington, appears on the 1901 census with his address at this pub in Hounslow. Note the entrance to the 'Cyclist's Rest.'[aurant] at the right where the men are standing.
