William Railton Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for William Railton, based on 4 World History Database records associated with Great Britain.

4 records1838–18434 events1 places

Chronological biography

1838

Nelson Memorial Design1838

Arts / Architecture · Architect · London

Wins the competition to design Nelson's Column.

1840

Nelson Column Construction1840

Arts / Architecture · Architect · London

Construction begins on Nelson's Column in Trafalgar Square.

Nelson's Column1840

Arts / Architecture · Architect · London

Designs Nelson's Column for Trafalgar Square.

1843

Nelson Column CompletedNovember 1843

Arts / Architecture · Architect · London

Nelson's Column is completed in Trafalgar Square.

Titles and roles

Architect

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.