From: owner-ammf-digest@smoe.org (alt.music.moxy-fruvous digest) To: ammf-digest@smoe.org Subject: alt.music.moxy-fruvous digest V14 #10977 Reply-To: ammf@fruvous.com Sender: owner-ammf-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-ammf-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk alt.music.moxy-fruvous digest Friday, March 24 2023 Volume 14 : Number 10977 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Best wrinkle cream on the market ["Advanced Anti-Aging Treatment" Subject: Best wrinkle cream on the market Best wrinkle cream on the market http://metanail.ltd/kPVQ_ndBDvcD9Fa0hnGwD3O0fuFuXxhkc_vEl7Dg1Tv-zg1L4A http://metanail.ltd/C6aiyiQZXZ_CAaO0spfqU2LVmD_RmTsBtuZDTPMljwE1_yjxpw o the City Board of Works, to make cost-cutting adjustments to Wilkins's scheme.[n 3] Johnston simplified the design, substituting a large functional block or pedestal for Wilkins's delicate plinth, and replacing the proposed galley with a statue of Nelson. Thomas Kirk, a sculptor from Cork, was commissioned to provide the statue, to be fashioned from Portland stone. By December 1807 the fund stood at B#3,827, far short of the estimated B#6,500 required to finance the project.[n 4] Nevertheless, by the beginning of 1808 the committee felt confident enough to begin the work, and organised the laying of the foundation stone. This ceremony took place on 15 February 1808bthe day following the anniversary of Nelson's victory at the Battle of Cape St Vincent in 1797bamid much pomp, in the presence of the new Lord Lieutenant, the Duke of Richmond, along with various civic dignitaries and city notables. A memorial plaque eulogising Nelson's Trafalgar victory was attached to the stone. The committee continued to raise money as construction proceeded; when the project was complete in the autumn of 1809, costs totalled B#6,856, but contributions had reached B#7,138, providing the committee with a surplus of B#282. When finished, the monument complete with its statue rose to a height of 134 feet (40.8 m).[n 5] The four sides of the pedestal were engraved with the names and dates of Nelson's greatest victories.[n 6] A spiral stairway of 168 steps ascended the hollow interior of the column, to a viewing platform immediately beneath the statue. According to the committee's published report, 22,090 cubic feet (626 m3) of black limestone and 7,310 cubic feet (207 m3) of granite had been used to build the column and its pedestal. The Pillar opened to the public on 21 October 1809, on the fourth anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar; for ten pre-decimal pence,[n 7] visitors could climb to a viewing platform just below the statue, and enjoy what an early report describes as "a superb panoramic view of the city, the country and the fi ------------------------------ End of alt.music.moxy-fruvous digest V14 #10977 ***********************************************