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5 Historic Quirks to Spot in... Trafalgar Square

5 Historic Quirks to Spot in... Trafalgar Square

Damaged stones, an epic walk and a reminder of the first Christmas.

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This week’s ‘things to spot’ is going out a few days before Christmas, and so the obvious place to take you is Trafalgar Square. The good people of Oslo have bequeathed a Christmas tree to stand in the square every year since 1947, as an elongated thank-you for British help during the second world war. So, while you’re in the Square admiring the tree, l…

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