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Description: | Funeral of Lord Nelson, St. Paul's, Jan. 9, 1806. ADMIT THE BEARER AT THE SOUTH DOOR, (illegible signature) Dean. This Ticket not to be delivered to any Doorkeeper.
Ticket to the funeral of Lord Nelson admitting the bearer to the South door. With seal
After Nelson's body had lain in state at the Royal Naval hospital, it was carried in procession down the River Thames to St. Paul's Cathedral for the funeral ceremony. The service lasted some four hours and at the end the coffin was lowered into the crypt, draped with the ensign of HMS 'Victory'.
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caption: Record Shot - Do not reproduce. | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | Nelson Vice-Admiral Horatio tickets | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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