To celebrate/commemorate the 219th anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar, here are 40 Trafalgar-based lists.
Places called Trafalgar: cape in Spain, hamlet in Cornwall, town in Indiana, community in Nova Scotia, town in Victoria, waterfall in Dominica, village in South Africa, subzone in Singapore, ward in Madrid
UK/French battles in the War of the Third Coalition (1805): Suriname, Diamond Rock, Blanc-Nez and Gris-Nez, Cape Finisterre, Trafalgar, Cape Ortegal, Blaauwberg, Maida Tube stations indirectly named after UK/French battles in the War of the Third Coalition: Trafalgar Square, Maida Vale
French ships sunk at the Battle of Trafalgar: Fougueux, Redoubtable, Intrépide French ships captured at the Battle of Trafalgar: Aigle, Algésiras, Berwick, Bucentaure, Fougueux, Intrépide, Redoutable, Swiftsure
Bas reliefs at the foot of Nelson Column: The Battle of the Nile, The Bombardment of Copenhagen, The Battle of Cape St Vincent, The Battle of Trafalgar/The Death of Nelson
Lighthouses in Cádiz: Barbate, Camarinal, Cape Roche, Cape Trafalgar, Cornonera, Chipiona, Punta Carnero, Rota, San Sebastian, Sancti Petri, Tarifa Limits of the Strait of Gibraltar: West - Cape Trafalgar to Cape Spartel, East - Europa Point to the Peninsula of Almina
Nelson Monuments: Trafalgar Square, Great Yarmouth, Edinburgh, Portsmouth, Portsdown Hill, Liverpool, Hereford, Llanfairpwllgwyngyll, Swarland, Birchen Edge
UK towns and cities with a Trafalgar Square: Ashton-Under-Lyne, Darley, Fowey, Gosport, Great Yarmouth, London, Long Eaton, Long Sutton, Scarborough, Sunderland
Acts prohibited within Trafalgar Square: any act which is likely to pollute water in any fountain; placing any canoe, boat or inflatable object in any fountain or fountain bowl; using any kite, model aircraft, boat or mechanically propelled or operated model; washing or drying any piece of clothing or fabric; lighting a fire or barbeque; placing, throwing or dropping a lighted match or any other thing likely to cause a fire
Switch-on dates for the Trafalgar Square Christmas tree lights: 5/12/19, 3/12/20, 2/12/21, 1/12/22, 7/12/23, 5/12/24
Names of Trafalgar Square's pigeon-scaring hawks: Liam, Jack, Squirt, Lemmy
Fourth Plinth artworks: Alison Lapper Pregnant, Hotel for the Birds, One & Other, Nelson's Ship in a Bottle, Powerless Structures, Fig. 101, Hahn/Cock, Gift Horse, Really Good, The Invisible Enemy Should Not Exist, The End, Antelope, 850 Improntas, (Lady In Blue)
Tube stations which opened on the same day as Trafalgar Square: Regents Park, Piccadilly Circus, Waterloo, Lambeth North
London streets called Trafalgar Something: Trafalgar Avenue, Trafalgar Close, Trafalgar Gardens, Trafalgar Grove, Trafalgar Place, Trafalgar Street, Trafalgar Road, Trafalgar Terrace, Trafalgar Way London's Trafalgar pubs:The Trafalgar (Merton), Trafalgar Arms(Tooting), Trafalgar Tavern (Greenwich)
Royal Navy ships named HMS Trafalgar: 106-gun first rate (1820-1825), 120-gun Caledonia-class first rate (1841-1873), Trafalgar-class battleship (1887-1911), Battle-class destroyer (1944-1970), Trafalgar-class submarine (1981-2009) Trafalgar class submarines: Trafalgar, Turbulent, Tireless, Torbay, Trenchant, Talent, Triumph* (*still in active service) Renamed 3031 Class steam locomotives: Nelson, Racer, Bellerophon, Emlyn, Prometheus, Trafalgar, Timour, Tartar, Ulysses
The last four shows at the Trafalgar Theatre: A Taste of Honey, Jersey Boys, A Mirror, The 39 Steps The next four shows at the Trafalgar Theatre: The Duchess, Charlie Cook's Favourite Book, The Merchant of Venice 1936, Clueless The Musical
Years a Trafalgar Day bank holiday was seriously proposed:1993, 2011, 2020
Anagrams of Trafalgar: Rat Lag Far, Fart La Rag, Flag Art RA, Alar Graft
Tracks on the Bee Gees 1971 album Trafalgar: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart, Israel, The Greatest Man in the World, It's Just the Way, Remembering, Somebody Stop the Music / Trafalgar, Don't Wanna Live Inside Myself, When Do I, Dearest, Lion in Winter, Walking Back to Waterloo
The reds in UK Monopoly: Strand, Fleet Street, Trafalgar Square The reds in US Monopoly: Kentucky Avenue, Indiana Avenue, Illinois Avenue The reds in French Monopoly: Avenue Matignon Chance, Boulevard Malesherbes, Avenue Henri-Martin The reds in German Monopoly: Theaterstraße, Museumstraße, Opernplatz The reds in Icelandic Monopoly: Ármúli, Síðumúli, Suðurlandsbraut The reds in Greek Monopoly: Οδός Πραξιτέλους, Οδός Κοραή, Πλατεία Ομόνοιας The reds in Indian Monopoly: Lucknow, Chandigargh, Jaipur The reds in Venezuelan Monopoly: Nuevo Circo, El Velódromo, El Teleferico The reds in Sesame Street Monopoly: The Count's Castle, Bert's Rooftop Pidgeon Coop, Ernie's Bathtub The reds in New Zealand Monopoly: High Street, Market Street, Trafalgar Street
