National Heroes Square

View from National Heroes Square, Bridgetown, Barbados, April 2007

National Heroes Square (formerly Trafalgar Square) is located in the capital and principal commercial centre Bridgetown, on the island-nation of Barbados. The square lies along Upper Broad Street and is on the northern shore of the Careenage ("Constitution River"), found directly in the centre of Bridgetown.

View of National Heroes Square, Bridgetown, Barbados, February 2007

A fixture of the Square on the west-end includes a bronze statue of Admiral Lord Nelson overlooking the Square. The statue in Bridgetown was erected unveiled on March 22. 1813 to commemorate the anniversary of the British Royal Navy's victory in the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805. The local statue of Lord Nelson in Bridgetown was erected approximately 27 years before the more famous Nelson's Column which is located in London, England's Trafalgar Square. As a point of reference, Nelson has served as the decided upon centre of Bridgetown. During the colonial years many distances on the island from Bridgetown have historically been measured from the base of Nelson's statue.^[1]

The current name of National Heroes Square was adopted on 22 April 1999 and officially took effect on from 28th April, 1999.^[2]

In 2009 the David Thompson-Government opened up a proposal to rename the area as "Parliament Square".[1] and to completely redevelop and reconfigure the Square's layout.

References

1. ^ Carrington, Sean (2007). A~Z of Barbados Heritage. Macmillan Caribbean Publishers Limited. pp. 135. ISBN 0-333-92068-6. 
2. ^ The Trafalgar Square (Change of Name) Act, CARICOM Law

Gallery

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  The Cenotaph War Memorial, the Fountain Gardens, and Department of Inland Revenue in the background. (c.a. November 2000)

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  The Cenotaph War Memorial and Lord Nelson's statue. (c.a. November 2000)

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  Lord Nelson's statue in Barbados, West Indies - c.a. November 2000 (close-up)

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  Lord Nelson's statue in Barbados, West Indies - c.a. November 2000

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  This fountain commemorates the introduction of piped water in Bridgetown. It was built in 1865.

External links

• Photo of Lord Nelson statue located in Bridgetown
• Aerial view of Trafalgar Square in Barbados