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A BOLTHOLE FOR BOBBIES

The first-time visitor to Trafalgar Square can be overwhelmed by all there is to see. The centrepiece, Nelson’s Column, a soaring Corinthian column of granite, is crowned with a bronze capital and a 17ft statue of Admiral Lord Nelson. Around the base are the four famous bronze lions couchant, designed by Sir Edwin Landseer. Fountains play in

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