Editing Trafalgar Square (section)

=== Plinths ===
[[File:Statue of Henry Havelock, October 2014 (15555081947).jpg|thumb|upright|The [[Statue of Henry Havelock, Trafalgar Square|statue of Sir Henry Havelock]] by [[William Behnes]]|alt=Sir Henry Havelock's statue]]
Barry's scheme provided two plinths for sculptures on the north side of the square.<ref name=gn>{{cite web|url=http://www.gov-news.org/gov/uk/news/270_suggestions_for_trafalgar_squares_vacant/40121.html|title=Suggestions for Trafalgar Square's Vacant Plinth|publisher=Government News|date=27 December 1999|access-date=27 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208134336/http://www.gov-news.org/gov/uk/news/270_suggestions_for_trafalgar_squares_vacant/40121.html|archive-date=8 December 2015|url-status=usurped}}</ref> A bronze [[Equestrian statue of George IV, Trafalgar Square|equestrian statue]] of George IV was designed by Sir [[Francis Chantrey]] and [[Thomas Earle (sculptor)|Thomas Earle]]. It was originally intended to be placed on top of the [[Marble Arch]], but instead was installed on the eastern plinth in 1843, while the other plinths remained empty until late in the 20th century.<ref>{{NHLE|num=1275350|access-date=18 January 2021}}</ref><ref name=survey /><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/art/news/from-beckham-to-lapper-the-ever-changing-cast-887463.html|title=From Beckham to Lapper, the ever-changing cast|first=James|last=Macintyre|newspaper=The Independent|date=23 October 2011|access-date=25 February 2021}}</ref> There are two other statues on plinths, both installed during the 19th century: General Sir [[Charles James Napier]] by [[George Cannon Adams]] in the south-west corner in 1855, and Major-General Sir [[Henry Havelock]] by [[William Behnes]] in the south-east in 1861.<ref name=survey /> In 2000, the [[Mayor of London]], [[Ken Livingstone]], suggested replacing the statues with figures more familiar to the general public.<ref>{{cite news|author=Paul Kelso|title=Mayor attacks generals in battle of Trafalgar Square|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk_news/story/0,3604,385413,00.html|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|date=20 October 2000|access-date=25 May 2007 | location=London}}</ref>

==== Fourth plinth ====
{{Main|Fourth plinth}}
In the 21st century, the empty plinth in the north-west corner of the square, the "Fourth Plinth", has been used to show specially commissioned temporary artworks. The scheme was initiated by the [[Royal Society of Arts]] and continued by the Fourth Plinth Commission, appointed by the Mayor of London.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.london.gov.uk/what-we-do/arts-and-culture/art-and-design/fourth-plinth|title=Fourth Plinth|publisher=Greater London Council|access-date=21 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222160716/https://www.london.gov.uk/what-we-do/arts-and-culture/art-and-design/fourth-plinth|archive-date=22 December 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>