Editing Nelson's Column (section)

==Refurbishment==
The column was renovated and cleaned by sandblasting in 1968.<ref>{{cite AV media |type=Newsreel |title=Nelson's Column |url=https://www.britishpathe.com/asset/88851/ |publisher=British Pathé |date=14 April 1968 |access-date=7 May 2023}}</ref>

The column was refurbished in 2006, during which time it was scaffolded from top to bottom for access. Steam cleaning was used, together with gentle abrasives, in order to minimise any harmful impact on the bronze and stonework.<ref name="restore_project">{{citation |title=Project of Nelson's Column Restoration |url=http://www.nelsons-column.co.uk/project.htm |url-status=dead |publisher=David Ball Restoration |access-date=30 September 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080615124630/http://www.nelsons-column.co.uk/project.htm |archive-date=15 June 2008 |df=dmy-all}}</ref> The £420,000 cost was covered by [[Zurich Financial Services]], which advertised on the scaffolding for the duration of the work. Before restoration began, laser surveys were taken during which it was found that the column was significantly shorter than the usually quoted {{convert|185|ft|m|1|abbr=on}}. In fact, it measures {{convert|169|ft|m|1|abbr=on}} from the bottom of the first step to the tip of the admiral's hat.<ref name="Restored naval hero is revealed"/><ref name="Dawar"/>