1900 in Colour - Trafalgar Square (Trafalgar Day)

A view into Trafalgar Day at Nelson's Column in Trafalgar Square, October 1900. The day is commemorated to celebrate Admiral Nelson's victory over both the combined Spanish and French fleets on 21st October 1805.

Trafalgar Square is located within Westminster, London and has been a landmark for centuries, including used as a location source to measure distances.

The footage was taken shortly after the beginning of the Second Boer War, also known as the Anglo–Boer War, or South African War, which cantered around recently discovered gold deposits in South Africa.