Lord Nelson’s “Pil-Box”
In future, when turbulence reigns in Trafalgar Square —that storm-centre beloved of leather-hinged agitators—the storms provoked by unbridled oratory will be serenely surveyed and controlled by a police inspector securely ensconced in an impregnable watch tower.
Like the “pill-boxes” of the Ypres Salient, this new landmark ’neath the Nelson monument will be a buttress against which the shock troops of disorder will expend their fury in vain. It has been erected on the east side, and is built in the form of a large kiosk. Its walls are of 6in. stone, pierced by narrow’ observation slits. The door is of thick iron, and a powerful arc lamp is perched on top. Secure in this fortress the inspector in charge will have a complete view of the field of disturbance even by night. A private wire to headquarters will enable him to get reinforcements on the move within a few seconds.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 20168, 9 June 1928, Page 2 (Supplement)
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153Lord Nelson’s “Pil-Box” Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 20168, 9 June 1928, Page 2 (Supplement)
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